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Grafting of Epidermal Sheets for Repigmentation in Vitiligo Dermatologists are trying their best to deal with new ways for the treatment of  Vitiligo. For this purpose, many surgical techniques are experimented such as skin or melanocytes transplantation. Now a day a method is introduced in a research published in J W Dermatology for Vitiligo, “Grafting [...]


Scientists from Tokyo Medical University and University of Cincinnati had to be experienced by this study of Skin Tone Manipulation. This study has been carried out on Bioengineered Skin Grafts. Bioengineering is the branch of Science which fetched a revolutionary role in all aspects of human life especially in medical (treatment of certain diseases). It is [...]


During a research analysis of some traditional herbal remedies for vitiligo Dr. Amala Raman and her PhD student Zhixiu Lin discovered that an extract of a particular plant stimulated the production of melanocytes in cell cultures. After few years the name of that particular extract was revealed to be piperine – the compound that gives [...]


A vitiligo person can cope with this skin problem by just taking self-care, using sunscreen and applying camouflage creams. People with fair-skinned, should avoid from tanning, as it would make the white patches almost unnoticeable.


Vitiligo is an immune disorder, which produce milky white sports in the skin due to the lack of melanin. It is a very common skin abnormality that does not show any significant difference in its occurrence as regards gender, race or age. It can be easily observed in 1 to 2% of the general human [...]


Phototherapy for the treatment of vitiligo usually employs the sunlight and natural psoralen for thousands of years. Still today; it is a first-line treatment for vitiligo. Although, these treatments are working well, but there is always a fear that, the white patches may return and spread more widely than before. That is way; dermatologists are [...]


Recently, Superstar Michael Jackson and more than 40 million others who were suffered from a de-pigmenting skin disease, now have a better way to predict the effectiveness of vitiligo treatment, with the help of a tool called the Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI). It is a simple scale, which allows vitiligo people and clinicians to [...]


The scientists University of Bradford have found that a combination of water from the Dead Sea, of Jordan climate with a special cream is very significantly help for vitiligo people. This observation has made by The Head of the University’s Institute of Pigmentary Disorders Professor Karin Schallreuter and her team. They found that, the white [...]


The 308-nm XeCl excimer laser has recently been shown to be effective in the treatment of vitiligo. In this prospective study, researchers formed three treatment regimens to determine whether frequency or total number of treatments was most important for effectiveness. They treat fourteen patients of each regimen with at least three distinct vitiligo lesions in [...]


The white patches of vitiligo also referred as “lesions” by the dermatologists. It is mentioned in an article of “The Archives of Dermatology”.These lesions usually appeared on skin due to the lack of melanin (a color producing pigment). These lesions may also, sometime, appear on both the mucous membranes and in the retina of the [...]


It has been published in “Journal Watch Dermatology” that, both excimer laser and tacrolimus ointment have definite but distinctly modest benefits for repigmentation in skin. Investigator said that, if we use a short course of excimer laser combined with tacrolimus ointment then, we can achieve a far higher rate of cosmetically relevant vitiligo repigmentation.


Rigo Tovar is an all time great Mexican singer. His real name is Rigoberto Tovar Garcia but he is well known by the nick name “Rigo Tovar”. He was the first man in Mexico who introduced fusing electric guitars, rock melody and synthesizers with other traditional music instruments of Mexico and that’s why he is [...]


Since 2002 Top Gear a famous TV program is being co-presented by Richard Hammond. He is a famous presenter in British television and radio media. Richard’s nick name “Hamster” is also the sign of his popularity. He got this nick name just because of his size. December 19, 1969 is the date of birth of [...]


Michael Jackson is in true words “The King of Pop” and is a very sensational picture of the African American heritage and musical culture. By getting fame on MTV, Michael has become the first black man by getting MTV recognition. He has broken down countless limits for his music videos in which he has performed [...]


Jonathan Morris Henson is a resident of United States who is a TV host and comedian by profession. He is also very popular by the names of Johnny Boy and Skunk Boy which are his common names. He is co-hosting the show “Watch This” and also doing some other good programs for the channel. From [...]


March 31st, 1964 is the date of birth of Fez Marie Whatley. Pinellas Park was his place of birth and here he spent his childhood. In 1982, Fez graduated from the High School of Pinellas Park. He has also received an award of publication from the International Thespian Society.


Graham Norton is a renowned Irish actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born as Graham William Walker on April 1963 in Dublin Ireland. He grew up in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.He left the University College Cork to go to San Francisco. He was trained to become an actor from Central School of Speech and Drama.


What is Universal Vitiligo? In this type of disorder Universal vitiligo or vitiligo totalis in which vitiligo victim looses complete pigment of skin or partially. This abnormal state of de pigmentation of skin occurs over whole surface of body leaving some small areas with natural pigment. It is commonly conducted only one option of permanent medical bleaching [...]


What is Vitiligo Vulgaris? Vitiligo vulgaris occurs in small patches of de-pigmentation spreads in a very small dots form admixed with normal skin in segmental or acrofacial pattern. Usually this type of disorder is very common in people with bilaterally symmetrically lesions largely appears over face neck fingers toes palms soles and facial.


What is Acrofacial Vitiligo? Acrofacial Vitiligo can be defined that this disease affects distance parts from the centre of the body in which some white patches appear over face and other body parts but not all over the body.


How can Segmental Vitiligo be defined? Segmental Vitiligo in which one or more macules are in a quasi-dermatomal form. In the general language the patches are unilateral and asymmetric allocation. To define Segmental Vitiligo one or more patches distributed within the same constituent of the body.


What Focal Vitiligo is? Focal vitiligo term is used if vitiligo is localized to a just one area of the body of vitiligo victim. And single patch appears on face, hand or leg without any other appearance of disease on other body parts. Generally there is appropriate for localized treatments if Focal vitiligo is not active. Topical [...]


Vitiligo is a skin disorder observed by the people in a glance with the presentation of white patches on the skin surface of a person. These white patches are the obvious symptom of vitiligo in general. Vitiligo cure is a very significant and hopeful chore to vitiligo patient. Vitiligo cure means treatment healing restoration of [...]