Best Vitiligo Treatment - Derma One Vizag - Visakhpatnam

A board-certified dermatologist diagnoses vitiligo by reviewing your medical history and examining your skin.

To get a good look at your skin, your dermatologist may use a Wood’s lamp. This specialized lamp allows a dermatologist to clearly see areas of vitiligo.

If your dermatologist finds that you have vitiligo, blood tests may be recommended. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease. This means that your immune system is attacking healthy cells in your body that give your skin its color.

People who have vitiligo also have a higher risk of developing some other autoimmune diseases like thyroid disease. Blood tests can find autoimmune diseases like thyroid disease.

After giving you the diagnosis, your dermatologist will also ask whether you want to treat the vitiligo.
How do dermatologists treat vitiligo?
When treating vitiligo, board-certified dermatologists create a treatment plan with these goals in mind:

Restore lost skin color.

Stop the patches and spots from getting bigger.

Prevent new spots from appearing.

There is no one best treatment for vitiligo. Before creating a treatment plan, a dermatologist thinks about what is best for each patient. To do this, your dermatologist considers your age, overall health, and the effects the disease has on your life. The type of vitiligo, where it appears on the body, and whether it is spreading also play important roles.

Light therapy exposes your skin to a type of ultraviolet (UV) light that can restore your natural skin color. If a large area of your body needs treatment, your dermatologist may prescribe a type of light therapy called phototherapy.

During phototherapy, you expose your skin to UV light for a specific amount of time. A dermatologist calculates the right amount of time for each patient. The UV light comes from a light box, which you stand in.

If you need treatment targeted to a certain part of your body, your dermatologist may prescribe laser therapy. A laser can target a small section of skin, so there’s less effect on skin that doesn’t need treatment.

Light therapy is most effective at restoring color to the face and neck. Like other treatments for vitiligo, the lips, tips of the fingers, and toes are least responsive to treatment with light therapy.

For more information consult our expert Dr Sushree Sovana at Derma one vizag