I forget the eccentric Michael Jackson’s face it? Beyond the thousands of surgeries he had in tow, what most shocked the world the King of Pop was that his skin changed from black to white. This amazing and controversial change was because – supposedly – the singer was suffering from vitiligo.
The vitiligo is a disease that involves the loss of pigmentation of the skin, which causes white spots on it. How it affects the person’s appearance can be traumatic and disruptive, but the fact is that vitiligo does not cause any harm to health. People with this problem may be as or healthier than those who do not.
What are the causes of vitiligo?
Not yet known exactly. Is believed to be an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the melanocytes, which are the cells that give natural color to the skin through the production of melanin.
Vitiligo is also considered as a genetic disease, inherited disease, whose risk increases in people with a family history of thyroid problems, diabetes and alopecia or hair loss. Another thing to note about this skin disorder is not contagious.
There are several types of vitiligo. The focus, when isolate spots appear, the general, when the skin is spotted almost the entire body and the segment when the skin is stain in a specific body part. Generalized vitiligo is the most common.
While there is no cure for vitiligo, there are various treatments to restore skin color. Many of them are given by doctors.
