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Vitiligo
Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder characterized by the depigmentation of patches of skin, which is usually caused by genetic defects. There are different types of vitiligo such as universal vitiligo, focal vitiligo and generalized vitiligo.
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How does Vitiligo affect the Integumentary System?
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease and it affects our immune system. It starts producing antibodies which turn against our own body and starts destructing the melanocytes.
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What is it by having bumps on the buttocks?
Yes! Sometimes they become painful if its in an area u must sit on or they can b located on ur bottom bikini area. Most likely frm shaving but not always. It can b from totally differnt circumstances.
No, Vitiligo does not kill you. It just de-pigments your skin. Many people have misconceptions about vitiligo, they think that it is a pre cancerous condition but its not true. Vitiligo is neither a precancerous condition nor it is dangerous to life.
Source: http://www.antivitiligo.com/vitiligo/index.html
What to do about red blotchy skin tone?
Nobody has perfect, airbrushed skin. Most fair coloured women have an ivory, red or yellow tone to their skin. Most dark coloured women have a yellow/golden, red, blue, olive or ashen/grey tone to their skin.
To help reduce your skin undertones, try using a concealer. Concealer does not just come in your natural shade. For best coverage use a concealer that is opposite your skin undertone colour on the colour wheel. For example, for dark circles under the eyes, use lilac. For blue veins, use peach.
To help reduce the red blotchy look, use a green concealer. You don't need to spend a lot of money on one. You can purchase one from somewhere like tescos. superdrug, etc. Use a small brush to apply a small amount upon the red patches. Once you've applied your concealer, apply a foundation that matches your skin exactly. To test a foundation dab a small amount on to your jaw line. If you test it on your hand then you will not get the right colour as your hands and face are two completely different colours as skin on your hand is a lot thicker.
DAB the foundation on using a spnge (do not slide as this will take off the concealer).
This should leave you with a good, flawless look.
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Bergamot oil does it works for vitiligo?
Bergamot oil is found helpful in treating vitiligo. It contains psoralens which acts as a photosensitizer and makes our skin sensitive to the tanning effect of sunlight which helps in repigmentation.
http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo-videos/psoralens-vitiligo-treatment-video/
Anyone Can get it. Might not be as visible for them, but yes they can.
I have vitiligo you carn't pass it from one person to another. But it is ginetic so you could get it of your mother or grandad. x
Nikkie
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What is the vitiligo diet in homeopathy?
Vitiligo & Diet
Diet plays an important role in the treatment of Vitiligo. Cold and phlegm producing foods are harmful in this disease. Not only the response of the treatment is delayed but also the lesions can spread if such foods are used frequently. Food items which are restricted, and those recommended, are those given below:
TO BE USED:
Cereal: Whole grain food, millet/barley porridge, oats, rice, pasta (processed grains not
recommended)
Breads: only whole grain breads, bran wheat chapatti,
Fruits: Blue berries (people have different opinions), rasp berries, pears, cherries, banana,
pineapple, apple, mangos, apricots, grapes, papaya, amaranth
Vegetables: potatoes, Beet, Carrots, tomatoes, Cucumbers, Courgettes, Tykva, Cauliflowers, spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage (vegetables of different colors), garlic, celery root, peas, beans, portabellas, crimini and button mushrooms, onions, French beans, chillies, red pepper, fenugreek, drumsticks, turnips, green and red raddish, parsley, plumes, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, caraway, anisi
soy products, lentils or pulses especially bengal gram or chick peas
Drink: Tea without sugar in the morning, 6-7 glasses of water every day, juices, honey, green tea with mint (people are confused about it)
Nuts (vitamin E and special fats): Figs (excellent), Apricots, brain, walnuts, almonds (very good), pistachiounut, black dates
Oil: Olive/vegetable, pure ghee obtained from butter (the best),mustard oil,
Other things: beans and pumpkin seeds, only boiled meat, jaggery
***USE a lot of ginger and turmeric in the food
***Early morning sunlight to get light ultra violet rays
***Better if the diet is salt free
Breakfast:
Prridge, Berries, Dried fruits (figs the best)
Lunch/dinner
-1medium sized vegetable or fruit
-½ cup (125 ml) juice
- ½ cup (125 ml) raw, cooked, fresh, frozen or canned, vegetables or fruits
- 1 cup (250 ml) raw, leafy vegetables
- ¼ cup dried fruit
Vitamin supplements: With the diet above mentioned
Scientists now know that many people with vitiligo are deficient in folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin C, pantothenic acid , copper, and zinc. Vitamin B-12 and Folic acid be taken together.
i) Recouleur vitamins (one vitamin per day with food), Recouleur® is a synergistic combination of vitamins and minerals that may help fill in the color in gray hair and depigmented skin. Vegetarian, Price: $89.95, Bottles contain 180 tablets. That is a six month supply if you take one per day.
For optimum results:
- Take one tablet daily with a meal. Or, as directed by a physician
- You must have some of your original skin or hair color.
- Exposure to sun or artificial sunlamp can accelerate skin effects.
- A well balanced diet is the best foundation for starting supplementation.
ii) calcium plus vitamin D tablet every day.
DO NOT USE:
Fats, spices, salty,
SOUR FOOD: acidic/citric (lemon, lime oranges and mandarins, grapefruits, amla )m Vitamin C prohibits production of melanin.
Beef, Red meat and chicken, egg
horseradish, brinjal, mustard, pepper, melons of all kinds, gooseberry, tomatoes if possible, sour strawberries.
White bread, flour, fried and smoked foods, bilberry, quince, chocolate, , strong tea,
butter and margarine, alcohol, coffee, NO milk or milk products, buttermilk, ice cream, flavored drinks, alcohol.
tamarind, cashew nuts,
Fish and sea food
Pickles
Vitiligo Vitiligo is a pigmentation disorder in the human skin. The human skin contains special skin cells (melanocytes) that produce the pigment melanin which colors the skin. Vitiligo is not contagious or infectious skin condition. The precise cause of vitiligo is complex and not fully understood, but there is some evidence suggesting it is caused by a combination of auto-immune, genetic, and environmental factors.
Auto-Immunity Of all that we know about causes of vitiligo, auto-immunity is one of the best understood factors.
Inheritance
Vitiligo is certainly more common in the blood relations of an affected individual. It is however clear that the inheritance in vitiligo is not simple, and it currently is not possible to predict the probability of vitiligo in the offspring of an affected would be parent.
What causes excessive bruising in young people?
Bruising is an after effect of traumatic injury or cuts. In these injuries, blood vessels rupture and the blood gets trapped under the skin causing the discoloration.
What is a rash with a red dot surrounded by a white ring?
If its just one Red spot with a white ring it could be a ringworm.
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/ringworm-of-the-skin-topic-overview
The following are possible causes of white spots on the face:
- Leucoderma (Vitiligo)
- Fungal infection
- Pityriasis alba
- Milia
- Leprosy
- Pregnancy
- Poikiloderma of civatte
- Lichen Sclerosis
What Causes Vitiligo.
What causes vitiligo has been known to medical research for about 75 years, and doctors of that time knew how to cure vitiligo without skin treatments of any kind by simple and effective means available to them.
That real medical research on vitiligo was corroborated and expanded upon by four subsequent generations of MD's, and the cause and cure of vitiligo has consequently become crystal clear and medically obvious. That information, which allows a person to cure himself, is not known to the lay public, and is seemingly not known to current medical practitioners who have minimal knowledge of their own profession.
The real and curative medical research on vitiligo done over the last 100 years has been extracted and distilled by an M.D. into a revealing and eye-opening book "Vitiligo: Your Doctor Will Never Cure You, You've GOT to do it yourself" which is exclusively available through.
No PUVA, no oils, no excimer lasers, no immune suppressors, no skin grafts, and no mysterious herbal remedies. What Causes Vitiligo is known, and can be cured through simple, straightforward means available to anyone who wants to cure himself without skin treatments of any kind.
Why only Michael Jackson had vitiligo and not his siblings?
Michael Jackson only got the skin disease because it is an inherited genetic disorder. The skin disorder is called "Vetiligo" which is a condition in which there is a loss of pigment (color) from areas of the skin. Lose of melanocytes (cells that give color to the skin).
Can Indian people get Vitiligo?
Yes, Indian people can have freckles. I personally have them, and so does my mother. It's a hereditary condition, and not many do. I have only met 3 other Indians with freckles, and they too have a more Caucasian skin tone.
What could white spots on your face be is these are of vitiligo?
There are many skin conditions which causes white spots. Most common in which is the skin condition Vitiligo. And other are Albinism, Nevus de pigmentosus, Pityriasis Alba, White scars and hypo pigmentation and Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis.
Color of our skin is called skin pigment, and the process of coloration of skin is called pigmentation. When a loss of pigmentation occurs in certain part of skin, a white spots appear in that part.
What does vitiligo do to your skin?
Vitiligo is an auto immune diseases. It causes loss of pigment melanin from skin
which actually skin color as result skin divided in to two color 1 real and 2 white
Why did Michael Jackson make out with David Bowie's wife?
It was just part of the video for Remember the Time.
Can you get Vitiligo even if a family member has it?
It is not necessary that if one family member has vitiligo then others will develop it too but there are increased chances of developing vitiligo in children if parents have vitiligo. Vitiligo is not a contagious disease and does not spread through contact.
http://www.vitiligoguide.com/inheritance-vitiligo/
What are the disadvantaged of Repcillin?
Repcillin is fairly expensive but is a 100% natural product with no chemicals.
There are no known side effects and it can heal many skin problems when used topically.
It will not 'cure' skin ailments, but many users have found exceptional relief especially for eczema where the balm will stop the itching within a few seconds.
For more information visit the RepcillinPure website
Can you get vitiligo from tomatoes?
The clear cut answer is No. Although in some society this thing exist about vitiligo that drinking milk after eating fish causes vitiligo. But there is no scientific evidence for this hypothesis. Vitiligo is non contagious skin pigmentation disorder. And two sound causes of vitiligo are Auto-immunity and Inheritance.
Is acro-orificial and acrofacial vitiligo same?
Acrofacial vitiligo is the type of vitiligo in which white patches occur away from the center of the body like face, facial orifices and distal end of fingers.
I haven't heard of acro-orificial vitiligo. But from its name it seems that the type of vitiligo in which white patches occur on facial orifices so I think these both are same.
For more information on vitiligo visit:
- http://www.vitiligoguide.com
- http://www.slideshare.net/VitiligoGuide
How will you know if vitiligo is contagious?
A disease that can be communicated from one person to another is a contagious disease and vitiligo does not spread through contact. So it is not a contagious disease.
http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo/
