A 38-year-old member asked:
which vitamins are required for effective vitiligo treatment?
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Dr. Morris Westfriedanswered
Dermatology 46 years experience
C,folate, b complex: These may help repigmentation but are not required. Response is variable and the vitamins rarely work as solo treatment. Topical medications, narrow band uvb, excimer laser can be combined with or without vitamins to repigmentation localized vitiligo.
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Dr. Martin Raff commented
Infectious Disease 56 years experience
Actually, for true vitiligo, very little is effective. This is in essence an autoimmune condition affecting the cells producing pigment, and these patients are also prone to developing a variety of other autoimmune conditions.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Are there any vitamins that help with vitiligo?
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Dr. Johnnie Strickland Jranswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
All of them: Vitiligo has several possible causes; and since virtually every disease is affected by vitamin/mineral deficiencies then it holds that vitiligo from any cause would do better when you have sufficient repletion of vitamins and minerals. To my knowledge there is no specific nutrient that has a direct effect on vitiligo.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Are any vitamins required for vitiligo treatment?
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Dr. Jack Mutnickanswered
Allergy and Immunology 17 years experience
Not Necessarily: A multivitamin, with adequate vitamin c, e and zinc are shown to be beneficial. But no particular vitamin or mineral is noted to be "required" for the treatment of vitiligo...An autoimmune disease affecting the melanocytes.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What are the vitamins helpful for vitiligo treatment?
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Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 32 years experience
Vitiligo vitamins: • “abnormally low levels of vitamin b12, Folic Acid and vitamin c are found in a large number of vitiligo patients. Vitiligo: nutritional therapy, by leopoldo montes, M.D., m.S., frcpc westhoven press, buenos aires.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What are the vitamins to treat vitiligo treatment?
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Dr. Michael Tomeoanswered
Dermatology 38 years experience
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Please describe the vitamins required for vitiligo treatment?
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Dr. Nayla Mumnehanswered
Allergy and Immunology 29 years experience
None: Vitiligo is believed to be an autoimmune disease of the skin and is not treated with vitamins, consult a dermatologist for best advice on this disease.
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