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Topic: Vitiligo
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PhoenixFire
Knowflake Posts: 89
From: The Crossing
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted March 17, 2010 02:28 AM
  
My ten year old son has been diagnosed with Vitiligo and has been prescribed a skin cream by his dermatologist. I've been told that there is no cure for this disease, and the best to hope for is that the white patches do not spread. Are there any natural remedies which may help to improve the condition? He currently has the patched on his forehead, eyebrow, and hairline.Thanks IP: Logged |
katatonic
Knowflake Posts: 7412
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 17, 2010 11:07 AM
first of all i do not think it qualifies as a "disease" but a "condition"...and try to remember that "no cure" doesn't mean it will never get better!! i thought it was stress-related, though maybe there is more than one kind/ cause..?my instinct would be to go to a nutritionally aware organically inclined ESTHETICIAN, someone who has probably run into clients who want to fix this unsightly condition and who may have better suggestions than a doctor! also may have some tips on how to lessen the self-consciousness it inspires for a lot of suffereres. after all the only suffering is in standing out appearance wise, right? or is there pain or discomfort as well? has this just appeared or has he always had it? i was born with a bunch of unpigmented patches on my skin, but they are birthmarks and have been in my family for generations so every time someone (including some doctors) asked if it was vitiligo i was able to tell them it was not...if it is not in your family's past or his other parent's it could still be genetic, though it sounds like this is a new thing he was not born with? IP: Logged |
PhoenixFire
Knowflake Posts: 89
From: The Crossing
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted March 20, 2010 09:56 PM
Thank you for the response. He wasn't born with the the condition. It developed last Summer, after a bad sun burn episode. He isn't in physical pain at this time. He is embarrassed at school, as the patches bring him a lot of taunting from other kids.IP: Logged |
katatonic
Knowflake Posts: 7412
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 23, 2010 01:44 AM
sorry he has to go through that! does he get enough vitamin d? and e? i'm not sure what else would make sense. could be a reaction to the burn?anyway some estheticians do wonders for skin, and not just women's faces ... IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 14899
From: Saturn next to Charmainec
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 23, 2010 05:02 PM
Try zinc lozenges for a few days. If it appears better, put him on supplemental zinc. I love it when doctors say, "no cure." ------------------
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raya_of_light
Knowflake Posts: 93
From: Lemuria
Registered: Dec 2011
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posted January 20, 2012 07:54 PM
I had Vitiligo and was told by the dermatologist that mine was a rare skin disease. I was extremely embarrassed that I have white spots all over my body and had it since 2008 and then I went to my acupuncturist...she is amazing and did a treatment to balance my liver as it was off kilter and the spots went away totally. The liver is imbalanced it had a lot to do with stress. I had a lot of traumatic happened to me as a child and so the liver was off kilter.Also, not all acupuncturist is as a great as the one I'm seeing right now. Got to find one that is licensed and board certified and has gone to school for a long time for it. He or she has to not guess where the meridians are and know where exactly where everything is. Many blessings to your son. IP: Logged |
LEXX
Moderator Posts: 9256
From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 20, 2012 11:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixFire:
Thank you for the response. He wasn't born with the the condition. It developed last Summer, after a bad sun burn episode. He isn't in physical pain at this time. He is embarrassed at school, as the patches bring him a lot of taunting from other kids.
For some 15 years after a severe sunburn on my back requiring medical treatment,
I was told by my doctor that I had Vitiligo.
It finally went away on its own after avoiding sun exposure for 15 or so years.
I do not tan so it was not as obvious as on a tanning person.{{{hugs}}} and good luck to your son.  PS.
For tanning or dark complected folks;
various henna and or self tanning products can mask semi permanently the patches of Vitiligo. IP: Logged |
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