How quickly does vitiligo progress?

It spreads very quickly, faster than the other forms, but only for about 6 months (sometimes up to a year). It’s such a rapid pace that patients assume it will soon cover their entire body, but it stops abruptly and usually remains stable, without changing, forever after that.

How does vitiligo start out?

Vitiligo often starts as a pale patch of skin that gradually turns completely white. The centre of a patch may be white, with paler skin around it. If there are blood vessels under the skin, the patch may be slightly pink, rather than white. The edges of the patch may be smooth or irregular.

What are the early stages of vitiligo?

Symptoms

• Patchy loss of skin color, which usually first appears on the hands, face, and areas around body openings and the genitals.
• 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 and nose (mucous membranes)

Do and don’ts for vitiligo?

Protect your skin from the sun

• Use sunscreen every day. You want to apply sunscreen to all skin that clothing will not cover.
• Wear clothing that protects your skin from the sun. Clothing also has an SPF.
• Seek shade.
• Do not use tanning beds and sun lamps.
• Add color to your skin safely.
• Do not get a tattoo.

How does vitiligo start off?

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.

How does someone get vitiligo?

stressful events,such as childbirth

Does vitiligo come and go?

The vitiligo disease is regarded as chronicity and recurs from time to time. That is why the signs of vitiligo in children or adults can come and go spontaneously . The disease affects any areas of the body. There is vitiligo on a back and even on hairy part of the head.

Is vitiligo a medical condition?

Vitiligo is sometimes associated with other medical conditions, including thyroid dysfunction. There is no way to determine if vitiligo will spread or remain confined to one location. Vitiligo is not painful and does not have significant health consequences; however, it can have emotional and psychological consequences.