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Does anyone here suffer from vitiligo? I think I have it. The base of my penis has turned white and I got a small spot of white on my neck. Can it be treated! Will it continue to grow and take over my whole body?
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leah10325 matthew_73831
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I just found out that I have vitiligo. I started with a few white spots that over months spread. I am also learning that vitiligo is associated with other auto-immune diseases. I just found out through blood work from the dermatologist that I have a thyroid problem and potentially lupus. So you should go to a dermatologist and it looked at. I was told that if they address the other auto-immune diseases then the spreading of vitiligo might stop. The spots that I currently have will not go away. They are different creams you can try, but from what I have heard there is not much success with them. You can also bleach the rest of your pigment if the disease progresses. Hope that helps!
juju85 matthew_73831
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Hello Matthew,
I have had it in my forehead close to my hair and gone. It usually easier to treat it and chance of it to disappear in places where there is grown hair is way higher. Though, I do have white hairs remaining but no white skin left.
No doctor can tell you whether it will go, spread or stop. You just need to prevent from getting scared. Just take it easy and use medicines to help in this. I have used Protopic cream twice a day, and I used Oxoralen serum once. The Oxoralen is so strong, and I forgot the percentage I used but sure was less than .5%.
The good thing is it has nothing to do AT ALL with any disease; it is purely cosmetic. No body knows why and how it happens (any thing you read in the Internet is assumption, no one knows why and how yet). Uou should not worry about it coz it is not a disease, and it does not go to another person. Some say it could be genetic from family or whatever. Still, no one in my family has it and I did. Some say it comes if you have been through a high stress or shock, still nothing confirmed. I myself believe got it from over stress and overthinking.
One advice, do not do bleaching or any of these. I just hope it won't spread. Just take it easy and don't get stressed. take care,
joshuapryce1987 matthew_73831
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There are creams for the condition.