Praise be to Allaah for perfect creation, and this blessing can only be lost or lost part of it. Therefore, a person should praise God for his grace and preserve it. There are people who have suffered from a simple disease and the heart of his life is upside down, Skin and thus become a disease apparent to people suffering from the injury of the body and at the same time harm myself, and these diseases that may affect the skin vitiligo disease.
What is vitiligo?
It is a disease of the skin cells due to the lack of melanin responsible for the color and pigmentation of the skin, the skin appears white color, and may spread in all parts of the body or in certain areas of the body, it is worth mentioning that vitiligo is not contagious.
Causes of vitiligo
As mentioned above, the main reason is the lack of secretion of melanin in the skin responsible for giving color to the skin and the cause of the lack of secretion of the color of melanin is not known until now, but there are some reasons lead to the lack of secretion of melanin:
- Genetics, the genetic factor played a major role in the emergence of vitiligo, and see most cases of the disease is spread among members of the same family.
- Neurological diseases
- Dysfunction of the immune system
- Lack of vitamins such as vitamin (12B) and folic acid
Treatment of vitiligo
The cause of vitiligo is not yet known. Effective treatment is also not known, but there are some treatments that reduce symptoms and reduce their severity:
- Use creams to whiten the spots according to the color of the skin leading to non-discrimination spots from the rest of the skin.
- Cortisone should be used but should be performed under the supervision of a physician to determine the appropriate dosage for the infected person.
- Take vitamin B12 and folic acid to compensate for the deficiency that may be the cause of vitiligo.
- Obtaining the copper material is acting to stimulate the secretion of the melanin pigment.
- Grease areas affected by ginger, coconuts, turmeric or apple cider vinegar are used to stimulate the secretion of melanin.
- Use of surgeries to cover white spots with cut off skin.
The person infected with Vitiligo should be accepted as any other person, because keeping away from him and not being in contact with him may lead to introversion and isolation, and consequently he may suffer from more serious mental illness than vitiligo.