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Vitiligo


There are some conditions that the patient should pay attention to with the treatment applied by the doctor in the treatment of vitiligo. Goal; is to normalize the functioning of the melanocyte cells. Some drugs and creams are used for this. But the most effective method recently applied is local ultraviolet B (UVB) light therapy. It is a new and improved method. This light therapy is applied only to areas where stains are present. Thus, it is intended to protect the other parts of the body from side effects that may occur. A few sessions are not enough for this treatment. At least 10 seansta disease is being answered. After these sessions, the patient can continue his normal life. 2-3 sessions per week are applied. Apart from this, cream therapy is applied. However, care must be taken when applied to the face. There can be various side effects. In addition, when the disease progresses with certain medicines, the areas where there are no stains are also opened to try to normalize the appearance of the patient's skin.

Vitiligo patients should be aware of the sun. Creams with high protective factors (at least 15 factors) should be used when going to the sun. Because the defense mechanism against the sun in vitiligo people has decreased. The resulting sunburns cause the disease to intensify. All of these treatments are based on the age of the patient, the financial situation, and the severity of the illness. Not all patients receive the same treatment. The success achieved after treatment is usually due to stains in the face area. The hands and feet are responding late and the recovery is delayed. Already the patient is the most disturbing facial region, the treatment is getting good results. the disease that develops in such a way is called vitiligo. The most affected places in the body are hand, arm, leg, face. The frequency of occurrence in the genital area is also high.