What's the matter with the white spots on my arms

The presence of white spots on the arms needs to be taken seriously, because there are many types of diseases related to white spots, many of which are very serious, such as vitiligo, which is a typical example. Given that there are many possible causes, it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of these factors so that once vitiligo is suspected, timely treatment can be provided to control the disease. So, what are the white spots on your arms? What caused it?

There are many white spot diseases, such as pityriasis alba, anemic nevus, vitiligo, etc. Among them, vitiligo is the most serious. Therefore, when patients find white spots, they should first consider that it may be vitiligo and then make a diagnosis.

White spots on the arms may be caused by:

White spots on the arms may be caused by skin diseases such as anemic nevus, pityriasis alba, tinea versicolor, and vitiligo. According to clinical diagnosis and data statistics: if the white spots are painless, itchy and spread, the possibility of vitiligo is greater.

Vitiligo is a disease that has similar symptoms to some other diseases clinically. If you say that the white spots on your arms are vitiligo, it is too arbitrary and can easily lead to misdiagnosis. Therefore, if white spots appear on your arms, you should go to a regular hospital and do some professional tests, and then start treatment after a confirmed diagnosis. If the patient is not sure whether the white spots are vitiligo, he must not blindly use medication. It is recommended that the patient go to a professional vitiligo hospital for diagnosis in time.

Timely diagnosis is the key: melanin is clearly visible under skin CT

The American Skin CT at Chengdu Western Vitiligo Hospital can help patients accurately detect whether they have vitiligo and the degree of melanin loss, thus helping patients to judge whether they have vitiligo more intuitively and accurately. Once vitiligo occurs, it will cause great harm to the patient's health. Patients should pay more attention to it. If they have symptoms of white spots, they should go to a vitiligo hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

How to treat white spots on arms?

Disease diagnosis and comprehensive screening for potential leukoplakia

If the diagnosis is unclear and the treatment is ineffective, white spots on the body need to be tested for disease, confirmed, and treated accordingly. Currently, many hospitals use a single specialist to diagnose patients, which often leads to missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses. If patients find white spots or white spots on their arms, they should go to the hospital for testing in time to determine the type of white spots and provide a reliable basis for the treatment of white spots.

Choose the right treatment method and treat the symptoms

The treatment of vitiligo requires calmness, and choosing the right method is the key to recovery. Because the causes of vitiligo are many and complex, if it is not treated in a targeted manner and a single treatment method is used, it will not be able to solve the root cause of vitiligo and it will easily recur. Therefore, patients should carefully choose the treatment method during treatment, go to a professional hospital for treatment, and listen to the advice of professional doctors.

Patients should continue treatment

Persistence in treatment is the basis for treating vitiligo, but if a certain treatment method is not suitable, other treatment methods should be replaced as soon as possible. Especially for patients who often use folk remedies, once they find that the effect is not obvious, they should change the treatment method in time. The human body's melanocytes need a growth period, so patients must persist in treatment and conduct treatment in divided courses to achieve the goal of recovery.