If you notice white patches on your skin, the best way to get it diagnosed and begin treatment is to visit a dermatologist. But since you’re searching the internet right now for answers, I’m going to tell you the differences between vitiligo and tinea versicolor; the 2 most common reasons for those pesky white patches on your skin.
Focal Vitiligo: This type is characterized by one or more areas of pigment loss in a confined area.
Comparison of Emily’s vitiligo, you will be able to dramatically see how much progress we have made.
Food Choices Our family adopted a pure vegetarian lifestyle (no meat, dairy or eggs). Check out why we chose this life style. You might also be asking yourself, how did we convince our children to go along with us? Vitiligo is theorized to be an autoimmune disease. As an autoimmune disease it should respond well … Read more
Chapter 5 Treatment Long after the first recognizable picture in the puzzle is put together, many of the other pictures are falling into place. Some of the hardest work is yet to come. It is the most monotonous part. One particularly hard puzzle had a clear blue sky. It was just about impossible for me … Read more
You Are Not Alone (with vitiligo)One percent (1%) of the world population is estimated to have vitiligo, which is one person out of one hundred. That may seem like a large percentage. When I first heard that number I said, no way, it couldn’t be, I thought it had to be a smaller percentage, I just couldn’t remember seeing that many people with vitiligo.
