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What can people with vitiligo do to even out skin pigmentation?
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Dermatologists: Dermatologists would provide several options: using Protopic ointment, uva-uvb treatment and skin graft.
Answered 9/29/2016
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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/.
Answered 3/21/2013
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