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After Battling Depression For A Decade, This Brazilian Model With Vitiligo Learnt To Accept Himself
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Roger Monter is a 37-year-old model based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The special feature that makes him stand out in the crowd and has also caused major life challenges is vitiligo. It’s a rare skin disease that causes pigment loss, leaving large white patches all over the body.After the first white patch appeared on Roger’s skin at the age of 23, the world as he knew it shattered into pieces. It took a decade to accept who he really is and stop hiding behind makeup and avoiding any situation that would reveal his secret. He kept blaming himself for his skin condition after learning it can be aggravated by stress. Strangers avoided getting too close to him as they believed it was contagious, while others showered him in ill-mannered remarks about his appearance to the point that he couldn’t stand looking at himself in the mirror and was suffering from s