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My vitiligo spot on back havent spread in years, is there a chhance of it spreading in future? i dont want to take any medication. i have one spot on

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Can't tell: Since vitiligo is mostly considered an autoimmune process , whether the problem will spread or not depends on the status of your immune response. There is no way to predict what will happen in the future.

Answered 6/20/2016

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