Are you trying hard to hide your Vitiligo patches? Well, you should know that you can treat them with homeopathy. Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin condition that results in the loss of melanin pigment. Read on to know more about Vitiligo causes, symptoms and treatment.
Vitiligo Causes
Vitiligo takes place when melanin-forming cells fail to produce melanin pigment. In most cases, a combination of auto-immune, genetic and environmental factors have been seen as the causes of Vitiligo. Vitiligo may also be caused by stress, which affects the immune system, causing the body to react and mistakenly destroy the melanocytes by releasing antibodies against them. Genetics has been strongly proposed as one of the Vitiligo causes. NALP1 gene is the trigger in inclining people to Vitiligo. Additionally, Vitiligo is said to be associated and affecting people with certain auto-immune and inflammatory diseases, namely:
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Addison’s Disease
- Alopecia Areata
- Psoriasis
- Pernicious Anaemia
List of things that can trigger Vitiligo in an individual genetically predisposed for Vitiligo are as follows:
- Emotional stress
- Exposure to some de-pigmenting chemicals
- Skin rash
- Skin trauma
- Sunburn
Vitiligo Symptoms
The main Vitiligo symptom is the sudden onset of a single, few or many milky white patches of irregular shapes and sizes on the skin. Small areas of de-pigmentation gradually start spreading to involve larger areas of the body. The patches appear more prominent on dark-skinned people and can be quite scarring at times. As far as the progress and reasons for white spots on the skin are concerned, they are highly unpredictable. Some cases experience an extremely fast advancement, with quick involvement of large areas of the body, whereas in some cases, there may be a few small patches that do not change much with time. The active phase of development of new patches can be followed by a phase that does not present any new patches. Following are some of the Vitiligo symptoms.
- Depigmentation firstly appears on the sun-exposed areas of skin such as hands, feet, arms, face and lips.
- Genitalia may also affect.
- Loss of the colour of the inner layer of the eyes.
- Loss of the colour of the tissue that lines the inside of the mouth.
- Pigment loss produces milky white patches on the skin.
- Premature whitening of the hair on scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, beard.
- The skin affected by Vitiligo can be itching or feels painful.
Vitiligo Treatment
Prognosis with homeopathic treatment depends on certain criteria such as the location, duration, extent of spread and disease activity. It also depends on the general health of the patient and the presence of other systemic illnesses such as thyroid disorders, auto-immune diseases, etc. Even after starting the treatment, the patient may notice the occurrence of some new spots; nevertheless, this is because it takes some time to control the disease activity and balance the immune system.
Vitiligo treatment at Dr Batra’s™ can help you halt the progress and cure Vitiligo permanently. At Dr Batra’s™, they have the expertise of treating more than 45,000 skin cases successfully over the past 35 years. Thus, they can ensure a safe and scientific solution for Vitiligo. The Vitiligo treatment is chiefly targeted at stopping or slowing down the further destruction of melanocytes and stimulating re-pigmentation in the existing patches. Their team of expert homeopaths, dermatologists and nutritionists work in unison to ensure the best for each case.
Conclusion
When Vitiligo is treated with individualized homeopathy, you need not hide your Vitiligo patches anymore! The scope of homeopathic treatment prolongs beyond the physical symptoms and the approach is more holistic in nature. It also addresses the underlying conditions of mental stress and depression that are seen in many cases, to help patients be re-integrated into normal life. The medicines prescribed at Dr Batra’s™ are known to be safe, without any adverse effects, and the patients are not advised any particular dietary restrictions. The success rate for treating Vitiligo at Dr Batra’s™ is 89%.
