How to treat vitiligo?

Vitiligo is a common skin disease. Patients with vitiligo are greatly affected, and there is some discrimination against them, which takes a great toll on their self-esteem. In severe cases, it can cause a series of mental illnesses. Vitiligo can also induce diseases such as psoriasis and alopecia areata. Moreover, patients with vitiligo have a much higher chance of developing skin cancer than normal people.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of vitiligo:

1. Vitiligo due to disharmony of Qi and blood

Main symptoms: The skin lesions are bright white spots, which are prone to occur on the head, face, neck and limbs or spread all over the body. The disease starts and spreads quickly, often spreading into a large area. The skin lesions have no subjective symptoms or are slightly itchy. The tongue coating is thin white, the tongue is light red, and the pulse is fine and smooth.

Treatment method: harmonize Qi and blood, eliminate wind and dredge meridians.

Prescription: Quban Decoction for treating vitiligo. Choose gentian (fried with wine) 6g, gardenia (fried with wine) 9g, oriental rhizome 9g, akebia 6g, angelica (fried with wine) 3g, raw rehmannia (fried with wine) 6g, bupleurum 6g, and raw licorice 6g.

2. Liver and kidney deficiency type vitiligo

Main symptoms: long duration of onset, or family history, skin lesions are milky white, localized or widespread, hair in the lesion area turns white, tongue is pale or has tooth marks, tongue coating is white, and pulse is thin and weak.

Treatment method: Nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish blood and dispel wind.

Prescription: Liuwei Dihuang Decoction for treating vitiligo. Choose 15g of cooked rehmannia, 15g of yam, 15g of cornus fruit, 15g of moutan bark, 15g of poria, and 15g of oriental water plantain.

The key to treating vitiligo:

1. Patient diagnosis

The reason why many patients with vitiligo cannot be cured for a long time is that they have not received professional diagnosis and are anxious to treat it without knowing why they have vitiligo. As a result, the methods they use are not suitable for their condition, which makes the condition worse. Therefore, before treatment, patients with vitiligo should be careful to patiently go to a professional vitiligo hospital for diagnosis. As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. This principle also applies to the treatment of vitiligo.

2. Be patient in treatment

During the treatment of vitiligo, patients should not give up easily just because they do not see the effect of the treatment in the short term. You know, as long as you choose the right method, it is only a matter of time before you see results. If patients want to receive more satisfactory treatment results, they should insist on going to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment on time and not give up halfway.

3. Patient care

In addition to diagnosis and treatment, patients with vitiligo must also take good care measures. Good care can help patients receive better therapeutic effects and prevent the spread of vitiligo. Moreover, there are still many care measures that vitiligo patients should pay attention to in their daily lives. If patients cannot strictly require themselves to do so, it can easily lead to worsening of the disease.

Warm reminder: While treating vitiligo, you should also do daily care. You should reduce your intake of vitamin C, exercise regularly, pay attention to relaxation, don't be anxious or nervous often, and prevent infection. Only in this way can the disease be cured.