When did Michael Jackson develop vitiligo?

Answer 1

The skin disease Michael has is called Vitiligo. Vitiligo is a skin condition resulting from loss of pigment which produces white patches. Michael was diagnosed with it in 1986. When he first saw signs of the disease, the patches were barely noticeable. But as he became more stress out from the pressures of the media, the white patches started growing rapidly. At one point, he had a big white patch on his right hand, and that's why he started the one sequenced glove trend. If you look at pictures of him in the early 80s, you can see spots on his face where he tried to cover the white patches with makeup You can also see that he had extremely red cheeks, a common symptom of vitiligo. Today, you can see Michael has a smooth complexion. He probably did the procedure most Vitligo patients do, which is to depigment their whole body, so they won't look like a dalmation lol. So all those stories about Michael bleaching himself are FALSE! It is IMPOSSIBLE to make your skin go from completely brown to completely white.

Answer 2

His skin began to lighten in the early 80's and he was diagnosed with vitiligo in the mid-80's. He also had lupus. The drugs he took for his lupus also caused some skin lightening.

He also developed vitiligo in his autopsy when he was treated for 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his face and scalp.

Answer 3

Michael Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo in 1986 but its hard to tell exactly when because he had been covering up the vitiligo in the first few years he had it until it became to noticable to hide

Answer 4

He was diagnosed with vitiligo in 1986. At that time his age was 28.

Answer 5

Michael Jackson began to show signs of vitiligo around the time he recorded Off the Wall. He was about twenty-five. It started on his hand. That's why he began wearing the sequined glove.

Answer 6

He was diagnosed in 1986.

Answer 7

Michael was in his early 20's