Vitiligo - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBNov 10, 2022 · The choice of treatment depends on your age, how much skin is involved and where, how quickly the disease is progressing, and how it's affecting your life. Medications and light-based therapies are available to help restore skin color or even out skin tone, though results vary and are unpredictable.
Vitiligo: Diagnosis and treatment - American Academy of Dermatology
WEBHow 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.
FDA Approves First Topical Treatment for Vitiligo - Verywell Health
WEBJul 26, 2022 · People over the age of 12 with vitiligo can now get a prescription for Opzelura, the only FDA-approved topical treatment for the condition. Experts …
Vitiligo: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Recovery
WEBThere’s no cure for vitiligo but if you’d like to get treatment, your healthcare provider will help you choose the treatment that’s right for you and your skin.
Vitiligo - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · In most cases, pigment loss spreads and eventually involves most of the skin. Occasionally, the skin gets its color back. When to see a doctor See your health care provider if areas of your skin, hair or mucous membranes lose coloring. Vitiligo has no cure. But treatment might stop or slow the discoloring process and return some color to …
Vitiligo Treatment: From Ointments to Depigmentation
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Light therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, cell transplants, and depigmentation are a few treatment options for vitiligo. Other approaches exist and …
Vitiligo: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
WEBMar 2, 2021 · Treatments can include: Medicines or medicated skin creams, such as corticosteroids or a calcineurin inhibitor, which may be able to return color to the white patches of skin. Use of light (phototherapy) to help return color to the skin. There are several different forms of light therapy.
How Vitiligo Is Treated - Verywell Health
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Opzelura (ruxolitinib) cream is the first FDA-approved treatment for nonsegmental vitiligo in patients 12 years and older. It is also approved for treating atopic dermatitis. Opzelura works by downregulating the immune system, preventing the inflammation that causes vitiligo.
Vitiligo > Fact Sheets > Yale Medicine
WEBAlthough there is no cure for vitiligo, there may be hope. At Yale Medicine Dermatology, Dr. King is performing research on the use of a new class of medicines for the treatment …
Vitiligo Basics: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
WEBMar 2, 2021 · Health care providers who treat vitiligo include: Dermatologists, who focus on disorders of the skin, hair, and nails. Primary care physicians, such as a family …