How harmful is vitiligo?

It is well known that vitiligo is a very stubborn skin disease. If we are unfortunately troubled by vitiligo, it will cause great harm to our body. In current clinical practice, vitiligo is quite harmful. If you don’t pay attention, it may have many effects on the patient’s appearance and physical health, and may even cause a series of complications, which seriously trouble the patient’s work and life health. Vitiligo can cause a series of hazards. In normal times, you should actively regulate and treat it with appropriate methods, because vitiligo can cause surface damage to the skin, which will affect the individual’s image and psychology, and even cause the patient to suffer a double blow in his or her work and life. Severe vitiligo can cause complications, leading to anemia or psoriasis, which is quite harmful.

What are the dangers of suffering from vitiligo?

1. Image damage is the most direct harm of vitiligo. The patients with the most obvious image damage are those whose white spots occur on exposed parts of the body, especially the face.

2. Vitiligo disrupts the patient's normal life and work. Many people in society are prejudiced against patients with vitiligo. Some people believe that vitiligo will definitely be passed on to their children and are unwilling to marry them. Some people even absurdly believe that vitiligo is contagious and stay away from them. These prejudices bring great trouble to the daily life of vitiligo patients.

3. Vitiligo causes many complications. Vitiligo may cause secondary damage to the patient's internal organs and other organs. Common complications include pernicious anemia, psoriasis, malignant tumors, bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and cataracts.

4. Vitiligo greatly increases the incidence of skin cancer in patients. People with vitiligo are much more sensitive to the negative effects of ultraviolet rays than ordinary people and are therefore more susceptible to skin cancer.

5. Psychological trauma is an extension of image damage. Everyone loves beauty, especially young men and women of marriageable age. The damaged image brings tremendous psychological pressure to vitiligo patients, and they often develop psychological problems such as inferiority complex and anxiety.

The harm of vitiligo is so great that patients must pay attention to it and seek timely treatment if they have the disease, otherwise the spread of white spots will bring more serious consequences.

Can I exercise if I have vitiligo?

First of all, exercise can strengthen the body, improve the body's resistance to various diseases, reduce the chance of colds and other upper respiratory tract infections, and reduce the possibility of vitiligo recurrence caused by infection.

Secondly, outdoor sports expose patients to more sunlight and ultraviolet rays. In most cases, sun exposure is beneficial in alleviating the condition. If conditions permit, you can sunbathe or bathe in the sea frequently.

In addition, exercise can help patients broaden their horizons, regulate their mood, cultivate themselves while embracing nature, and increase their confidence in overcoming the disease. But excessive exercise can also have negative effects on vitiligo patients. Excessive exercise will cause the patient's body to lose a lot of energy, thereby reducing the body's immunity. If nutrition is not supplemented in time, it is very easy for viruses to invade and cause various diseases, which is undoubtedly a further blow to vitiligo patients.

Finally, treating vitiligo through exercise is not completely safe and harmless. Exercise treatment of vitiligo requires scientific methods and appropriate timing. Many patients suffer from trauma due to improper exercise methods, and trauma is an important cause of isomorphic reactions in vitiligo patients. In addition, patients must take medicine on time and follow the doctor's instructions for treatment, and also strengthen daily care.