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Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing patches of skin to lose their pigment due to melanocytes (pigment-making cells) being attacked and destroyed.
What is it?
Vitiligo is a long-lasting skin disorder that results in patches of skin losing their usual color due to a reduction in melanin - the skin's pigment. Certain areas of your skin turn white, resulting in what are known as macules or patches. Macules are smaller than five millimeters, while patches are five millimeters or larger. Some individuals with vitiligo experience their hair turning white in the affected locales.
The onset of vitiligo typically happens during one's 20s, and it initially appears on the face, arms, hands, or feet. Over time, the condition usually progresses, with increasing areas of the skin losing pigmentation. Vitiligo can affect individuals of all skin colors, however, the lighter patches of skin can be more noticeable on darker skin tones or tanned skin.
We diagnose and treat vitiligo in Batavia, Beavercreek, Bridgetown, Cincinnati, Dayton, Dent, Greenville, Hillsboro, Kettering, Mason, Montgomery, Oxford, Troy, West Chester and Wilmington, Ohio.
How is it treated?
To restore skin pigmentation, our board-certified providers may administer medications, light therapy, pigmentation therapy, laser therapy, skin graft surgery, cell transplant surgery and camouflage therapy. Recent medications, like JAK inhibitors, are targeting the immune response that causes pigmentation loss. For many patients, these treatments prove effective even when other options have failed.