Five Ugly Lies About Vitiligo and It's Treatment

by NaturalVitiligo
1/7/2011 6:00:30 AM
There are several myths and lies about the commonly acquired chronic disease, Vitiligo. These misconceptions prevail in the society for quite long and are believed widely. But the recent researches performed for Vitiligo cure has denied them and has bring many interesting facts in front of us.

LIE # 1: Vitiligo is contagious
Vitiligo is not at all contagious, and it certainly does not spread by touch. It is actually an autoimmune disease which is caused due to factors like sun burn, constant contact with chemicals, skin trauma and some times due to genetics

LIE # 2: Vitiligo is always inherited
Vitiligo is not always inherited. 70% of patients don't have the skin disorder history in their family at all. Only people who inherit complete set of genes from both sides are suspected of having this disease.

LIE # 3: Vitiligo treatment is impossible
Vitiligo is disease that has been rooted in human history. It is as old as leprosy. Though there is not very sure way to get one re-pigmented all over but this does not at all means that
Vitiligo treatment is impossible. The researchers have found many ways for the treatment of Vitiligo These includes re-pigmentation steroids therapy, natural treatment for Vitiligo, skin grafting, tattooing and even de-pigmentation so that onset of white patches can be suppressed and one can get re-pigmented to some extent. This led to another myth that disease stop spreading instantly as re pigmentation treatments starts.

LIE # 4: Once re-pigmented the white patches will never appear again
It is a pure fib if any vitiligo treatment company promises that the re-pigmentation will never appear again if once re-pigmented as this disorder is very un certain and no one can be sure of if hypo-pigmentation will re-occur or not. Similarly no one can be promise complete re-pigmentation, however it is possible but for very rare cases.

LIE # 5: Disease stop spreading instantly as re pigmentation treatments starts
Vitiligo disease is very unpredictable but a sure thing about is that no treatment can instantly stop the spreading of white patches be it a homeopathic, surgical, natural, steroids or skin grafting. All the treatments progress slowly and require some precautions.

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