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20-30% of body is affected by vitiligo. any known treatment to reverse the condition? what are appropriate safeguards against sun exposure?
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The cause?: Many cases of vitiligo is from an autoimmune process and as such you may need to get an evaluation by a dermatologist. Phototherapy with uvb-nb has been reported to be successful in some cases. I don't think sun exposure has much to do with it unless you get a third degree burn which damages the cells producing the pigment (melanin).
Answered 2/25/2014
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