What are the methods for treating vitiligo

In life, we often see some people suffering from vitiligo. After suffering from vitiligo, patients will have white spots of varying sizes and irregular shapes on the surface of their skin. The appearance of white spots is caused by the decline of melanin. Suffering from vitiligo will have a lot of impact on the patient's life and make many patients feel very inferior. Now let's learn about the methods of treating vitiligo.

1. Treatment of vitiligo

1. Medical treatment

1. Systemic treatment ① Phototherapy: oral psoralen preparations plus ultraviolet light or sunlight exposure, 2 to 3 times a week. ② Hormones: Patients in the advanced stage can take small doses of oral prednisone.

2. Local treatment ① Hormones: topical halometasone ointment, 0.2% betamethasone cream, 0.5g% halobetasol cream, etc. ②Anthralin: Apply 0.1% anthralin ointment externally, 1 to 2 times a day for 8 weeks. ③ Apply Xiaobailing tincture and Minbailing externally, twice a day.

(II) Surgical treatment

For segmental cases, skin grafting can be used to treat the quiescent period. If a vitiligo patient shows one of the following symptoms after a period of treatment, it means that the drug treatment is effective.

1. Vitiligo no longer develops.

2. The edge of the white spot changes from blurry to clear.

3. The pigmentation at the edges of the white spots darkens.

4. Follicular black spots grow in the center of the white spots.

5. The white spots turn red or gradually fade, become blurred, and shrink inward. At this time, it is important to seize the time to continue treatment in order to achieve the best results.

2. Can vitiligo be cured?

Generally speaking, white spots with small area and short course are easy to treat, but large area of ​​systemic white spots with long course are more difficult to treat. However, judging from the current treatment of this disease at home and abroad, the condition of most vitiligo patients no longer progresses after treatment, and there are varying degrees of improvement, and cases of complete cure are not uncommon.

As long as patients with vitiligo can seek medical treatment in time, cooperate closely with doctors and receive treatment patiently, vitiligo can be cured in most patients. The main goals of vitiligo treatment are:

① Activate the ability of local abnormal melanocytes to regenerate melanin, or stimulate the formation of melanocytes, promote their development and regeneration, thereby reducing the amount of melanin.

②Inhibit the progression of the disease and prevent it from spreading further.

③ Make the pigmented area around the skin lesions lighter and the edges blurred and difficult to distinguish, so as to achieve a certain cosmetic purpose.