Vitiligo

[cracka]

I have vitiligo and have had it since I was 12.

I am 34 now

Does anyone else have this ?

IF so do you do anything special for it in your skin care regime or makeup

I am good in the winter but self consious in the summer because it is splochy and I hate wearing short sleeves because you will inevitably get someone asking you what happened.

I have it also on my face but the only section that is still normal skin colour is on the left hand side of my left cheek which doesn't help becuae it usually tans because it is the most exposed part due to driving.

Anybody else have any expierences?

 

[Little_Lisa]

I have had a small patch of it on the area where my leg and *woo-hoo* connect since I was about 8 or 9. I am now 30 and just within this last year I started noticing some small, round, white splotches around my armpit area on the same side of my body, the right. That's how the patch on my upper leg started until it filled in completely but has not progressed any more since then. I have a cousin who has it pretty extensively over her entire body so I guess it may be hereditary but mine is obviously a very mild case. Doctor's tell me it's hard to say whether it will progress or not but likely that it won't since it's been so many years between. The spots definitely show up more in the summer when i have a darker tan but i don't try to hide them because they are so small and don't bother me.

Here's some info for those that are not aware of what it is...

Vitiligo Support International - Frequently Asked Questions

 

[Kathy]

https://forum.makeuptalk.com/f12/vitilago-5221.html

I did a search and this thread has what looks like some good links in it. HTH

 

[cracka]

Thanks

 

[Lauren]

My mom and aunt both have it but I don't know if it's hereditary or not. Good links.