Vitiligo Care – Diet in your Vitiligo Treatment & Important facts – Dr. Sahil Mrigpuri (Dermatologist)
Vitiligo surgery is an effective method of treatment for selected, resistant vitiligo patches in patients with vitiligo. Vitiligo surgery can be performed safely in an outpatient day care dermatosurgical facility. One of the most frequent questions asked by people suffering from vitiligo disease and their families is about the role of diet in their vitiligo treatment. What should we eat while having this skin pigmentation is an important question? Dr. Sahil Mrigpuri (M.D Dermatologist) has recovered this skin pigmentation of patients, and here he described Vitiligo Care – Diet for Vitiligo prevention & Important facts.
What kind of diet should you follow while Vitiligo Treatment?
Some people believe that vitiligo disease can be aggravated by consuming milk or other white foods, while few others think that eating sour foods such as citrus fruits (lemons, limes, and oranges) increase its spread. This is certainly not true. Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease which has no direct relation to food. Therefore, avoiding certain foods will have absolutely no impact on the progression of the condition.
A healthy diet with balanced nutrition from a variety of sources is a good way to support the immune system. Vegetables are very good, as is fruit like apples and bananas. The people with vitiligo are often deficient in certain vitamins, like vitamin D, folic acid, B12, copper, and zinc and a high-quality multi-vitamin are prescribed by a dermatologist to help stabilize the immune system.
Important Facts about Vitiligo
Where does vitiligo usually start?
Although it can start at any age, vitiligo often first appears between the ages of 20 and 30. The white patches may begin on your face above your eyes or on your neck, armpits, elbows, genitalia, hands or knees. They’re often symmetrical and can spread over your entire body.
Is vitiligo permanent?
There is no known cure for vitiligo, but treatment may improve your skin’s appearance by restoring its color. However, the effects of treatment are not usually permanent, and it cannot always control the spread of the condition.
How does a person get vitiligo?
Vitiligo may be an autoimmune disease. These diseases happen when your immune system mistakenly attacks some part of your own body. In vitiligo, the immune system may destroy the melanocytes in the skin. It is also possible that one or more genes may make a person more likely to get the disorder.
Can vitiligo spread to others?
Vitiligo causes white patches of skin. No segmental vitiligo usually spreads. For some people, the white patches spread very slowly, maybe over a period of several years, but in others, they spread very quickly. For some people, the patches do not spread at all.
What are the different types of vitiligo?
There are two types of vitiligo: segmental and non-segmental. Segmental vitiligo affects one segment, or side, of the body (a hand, a leg, or the face) and in 50% of individuals some hair (on head, eyebrows, and eyelashes). Symptoms appear at an early age and progress for only a few years.
What are body systems affected by vitiligo?
Vitiligo is generally considered to an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues and organs. In people with vitiligo, the immune system appears to attack the pigment cells (melanocytes) in the skin.
How does a doctor diagnose vitiligo?
The doctor may take a small sample (biopsy) of the affected skin. He or she may also take a blood sample. Typical lab work for vitiligo includes all or part of the following tests: ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) This test helps determine if the patient has other autoimmune diseases.
Can Vitiligo be prevented?
There is no cure for vitiligo. No methods prevent vitiligo, but using sunscreens with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 to protect your skin from the sun is always a healthy decision. Emotional support is another important part of vitiligo therapy.
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