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A 39-year-old member asked:
What can people with vitiligo do to even out skin pigmentation?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Tsu-Yi Chuanganswered
Dermatology 52 years experience
Dermatologists: Dermatologists would provide several options: using Protopic ointment, uva-uvb treatment and skin graft.
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Dr. Jack Mutnickanswered
Allergy and Immunology 19 years experience
Vitiligo: See a dermatologist. Phototherapy, topical medications, occasionally tattooing of the skin, uv therapy. There are a lot of options, you just need to discuss and find the best alternatives for you.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001280/.
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Last updated Sep 29, 2016
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