Vitiligo (vit-il-EYE-go) is a kn disorder tht u th skin t lose t lr. Smth wht r (lld mul f l than 5mm or th f 5mm or lrgr) r on a person's skin. If u hv vtlg n a l tht has hr, the hr n ur body m also turn white. The ndtn ur whn melanocytes (th kn ll tht produce mlnn, the chemical tht gv kn t color, or gmnttn) r dtrd by the bd' mmun system.
Vtlg ur n about 1% or lghtl mr f the population thrughut th wrld. Vtlg fft ll r and gndr ull; however, t is mr visible n people wth darker skin. Although vtlg n dvl n nn t n age, t most commonly r in l ages 10 to 30 r. Vtlg rrl r in the vr young r vr ld.
The h f trtmnt dnd on your g, how muh kn nvlvd and whr, hw ukl th d is progressing, and how t' fftng ur life. Mdtn nd lght-bd thr r available t hl rtr kn color r vn ut kn tone, thugh rult vr nd are unpredictable. And some treatments have ru d fft. S ur hlth r rvdr might uggt that you frt try hngng th appearance of your kn b lng a self-tanning rdut or mku.