About Vitiligo
Before considering the Dermatologist one should know about the Vitiligo. Our first question is what is Vitiligo? Vitiligo is basically white skin patches on the skin appear on different parts of the body. This happens because the cells that make pigment (color) in the skin are destroyed. These cells are called melanocytes. Vitiligo can also affect the mucous membranes (such as the tissue inside the mouth and nose) and the eye. Some of the patients search for the Vitiligo on a different website for the treatment but one should know that there are different types of skin treatments for the different type of skins. If you are searching for the Best Vitiligo Surgery in India so here it ends with the Neelkanth Hospital. Our Best Dermatologist in Himachal Dr. Sahil Mrigpuri has done numerous successful surgeries to recover the skin condition of the patient.
These are some basic facts of Vitiligo:-
- This can affect people of any age, race or gender.-Vitiligo affects melanocytes but some researchers believe it to be an autoimmune disorder.
- Vitiligo affects melanocytes but some researchers believe it to be an autoimmune disorder.
- You cannot catch vitiligo from another person.
- Vitiligo is split into two categories: non-segmental and segmental Vitiligo.
- Exposure to UVA or UVB light can help some individuals with the condition.
Causes of Vitiligo
- An autoimmune disorder – the patient’s immune system becomes overactive and destroys the melanocytes.
- Genetic oxidative stress imbalance
- Harm to the skin due to a critical sunburn or cut
- A stressful event
- Exposure to some chemicals
- A neural cause
- A viral cause.
- Heredity – family link
Symptoms of vitiligo:-
The symptom of vitiligo is the appearance of flat white spots or patches on the skin. Generally, the first white spot that becomes noticeable is in an area of the body that is exposed continuously to the sun. Initially, the vitiligo starts as a simple spot, a little paler than the rest of the skin. But gradually, as time passes, this spot will become much paler until it becomes white. Neelkanth Hospital is the Multispecialty Hospital in Mandi where Dr. Sahil Mrigpuri (M.D. Dermatology) properly examine the health condition of the patient’s and guide them for the best possible results.
Some common symptoms are:-
- Premature whitening or graying of the hair on your scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows or beard
- Loss of color in the tissues that line the inside of your mouth (mucous membranes)
- Loss or change in color of the inner layer of your eye (retina)
Treatments for vitiligo
There are a number of remedies we provide in our hospital that can help decrease the visibility of vitiligo on the affected areas of the skin.
Phototherapy with UVA light
If the white spots are located across large areas of the body, UVB phototherapy will have to be performed in a hospital with a full body treatment. It is important to mention that even if evidence has suggested that UVB phototherapy, particularly when combined with other treatments, has a positive effect on vitiligo, it is still quite unpredictable and undependable.
Phototherapy with UVB light
UVA treatment is most commonly conducted in our hospital. Firstly, a drug is taken that increases the skin’s sensitivity to ultraviolet light. The affected skin undergoes a series of treatments, exposing it to high doses of UVA light.
