Notes for Patients in Developing Vitiligo

the Vitiligo, as a common depigmented skin disease, after being divided into progressive and stable clinical stages due to the differences in its onset time and etiology, and the symptoms of vitiligo in different periods are different.for example:

Progressive period: progressive vitiligo increased, the original vitiligo gradually migrated to the normal skin, and its state is blurred.

Stable period: vitiligo stopped developing, the state is clear, and the pigment of the edge deepened.

In the treatment process of vitiligo, patients can not misuse the medicines when you do not know your disease period. Especially in the progressive period of vitiligo, it should be mainly treated by internal adjusting the function of the viscera, or immune system, or neuroendocrine system, repairing the activity of tyrosinase in blood and completely removing the toxic melanin in the body. Patients with other diseases, such as thyroid disease, diabetes, liver disease, should be treated at the same time.

Vitiligo patients should also pay attention to that, in the progressive period of vitilio, it is better not to do skin-grafting surgery and other means so as not to stimulate white spots inducing Koebner phenomenon. Furthermore, patients of vitiligo must not under strong sunlight or ultraviolet light, so as not to aggravate the load of melanocytes, increase the toxic products of melanin metabolism, and exacerbate the destruction of melanocytes. At the same time, patients must not use irritant drugs so as not to produce locally stimulation reaction, damage melanocytes, aggravate immune disorder, and cause the expansion and spread of white patches .

In addition to targeted treatment, patients with vitiligo in the advanced stage should also pay more attention to the nursing. Exercise is inevitable in people's daily work and life. In the process of the treatment of vitiligo, if there is skin injury, the probability of vitiligo isomorphic reaction will be higher, which will easily lead to the spread of vitiligo and increase the difficulty of the treatment. Therefore, patients should pay attention to prevent the occurrence of skin injury and reduce excessive exercise.

In addition, the ultraviolet ray is very strong in the hot summer, and patients with vitiligo in the progressive period should pay attention to avoid the sun exposure and the occurrence of erythema and blisters, so as not to result in the recurrence and aggravation of white patches. And keep a good attitude.Patients should not be too nervous for vitiligo. They should face it calmly and actively and cooperate with doctors to achieve better treatment results.

In addition, patients with vitiligo in the stage of progression should pay more attention to scientific diet, do not eat spicy and stimulating foods, foods rich in vitamin C, foods with high temperature, and should eat less fish, shrimp, mutton and other fishy food so as not to stimulate the skin and affect treatment.