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Suggest Treatment For Vitiligo

Posted on Tue, 28 Jun 2016

Question: i would like a pill to kill hypermention like the one XXXXXXX XXXXXXX took to make his skin white

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome

I appreciate your concern
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX reportedly suffered from a condition called vitiligo whose treatment required depigmentation of the rest of the skin color, which can remain in patches.

The process is called depigmentation and is not a first line treatment in vitiligo. Its not done through a pill. Topical PUVA and hydroquinone are generally used for this purpose.

This is only resorted to if the vitiligo is widespread and attempts at re pigmentation don't produce satisfactory results.

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