Vitiligo is a skin disease that is caused by the loss of skin pigmentation. However, it ceases to be restricted to the surface of the skin and reaches into the mind and heart of victims. It calls for the need […]
“The time of summer always brings the best of what might be.” When author Charles Bowden wrote this line, he was not thinking about those living with vitiligo. Even with more people educating themselves about the disease and normalising it, […]
Most people around the world have even complexion throughout their body. But this is not the case of people having Vitiligo. Vitiligo or Leucoderma is a skin condition where loss of a skin pigment called Melanin causes the appearances of […]
What is the prime MANTRA of people who have Vitiligo? Stay away from the sun, no matter what! Vitiligo is the result of the loss of pigment that produces skin cells, Melanin. Due to the lack of melanin, the patches […]
Vitiligo which is also known as leucoderma is a skin condition that leads to depigmentation of skin colour due to the deficiency of melanin. In most cases, it develops during early age. The condition will mostly show up before turning 40 years. […]
A few years ago, the globally iconic TIME magazine carried a photo-essay on the disturbing trend surrounding Vitiligo in India. TIME was then widely derided by many for what was labelled an ‘unbalanced’ and ‘biased’ article. The photographer and brain […]