Simply Su-Jok: What is vitiligo and how to manage it?
From signs and symptoms, dos and donâts to self-healing tips, hereâs all you need to know about the autoimmune disorder
Have you ever been told not to have dairy products after seafood as it may give rise to a âdiseaseâ that can cause unsightly white patches? The stigma associated with these patches is akin to be treated as a leper or cancer patient. So strong is the stigma for those affected that it can cause psychological problems.
Vitiligo also called as leucoderma is not a disease, rather an autoimmune disorder wherein the immune system of the body attacks the healthy cells and in turn starts affecting the body. The condition is characterised by white patches on the skin that develops because of melanocytes within the skin. These are the cells that are responsible for the skin pigment melanin that gives colour to your skin. The white patches appear when the melanocytes die off.