How can vitiligo be treated?

The main methods for treating vitiligo are drug therapy, phototherapy, depigmentation therapy and concealing therapy. The appropriate treatment method should be selected according to the severity of the vitiligo to achieve better treatment results.

1. Drug treatment: You can strictly follow the doctor's instructions, use calcineurin inhibitors and topical corticosteroids. External medications can be used to prevent the spread of white spots and help restore some skin color. However, the course of drug treatment takes a long time and requires enough patience. If there is no improvement after three months of continuous medication, you should go to a medical institution as soon as possible for combined treatment.

2. Phototherapy: Phototherapy is mainly performed in the dermatology department of a professional medical institution, using 308 excimer or laser irradiation. During laser irradiation, be sure to avoid the eyes, face, and genitals. Combining phototherapy with oral and topical hormone drugs can achieve better therapeutic effects.

3. Depigmentation treatment: Mainly aimed at the skin affected by white spots. Depigmentation treatment can help the skin color return to normal.

4. Covering therapy: Covering therapy is mainly applied to exposed parts of the skin. It mainly applies physical and chemical covering methods of dyes to the white spots, which can help the color of the white spots to be close to the surrounding skin.