Vitiligo is a skin disease in which certain portions appear distinctly white due to loss of melanin. It is a disease which you cannot hide. The white patches might be small initially but continue to grow and increase with time. They are visible on the hands, legs, neck and face.

The patches are more visible in the areas around the mouth, nose, eyes and areas you cannot cover. The people around start avoiding the patient, thinking it is an infectious disease. The patients often suffer from depression due to a lack of knowledge. Vitiligo cannot be spread by contact.

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The white patches occur when the skin protein or dead cells are trapped between the skin layers. Pigmentation or loss of melanin can also be the cause.

The white patches usually do not have any profound implications. Yet it is better to visit a good dermatologist to know the causes and ways to treat it.

Several causes might lead to white patches appearing on our bodies. Some of these are:

• Sunspots or guttate hypomelanosis
• Tinea versicolor or pityriasis versicolor
• Vitiligo
• milia

After understanding the causes, it is necessary to consult a doctor to know about further treatment steps. For white spot treatment in Ahmedabad, you may contact us at The Aesthetica. We have state-of-the-art infrastructure and all the advanced technologies to support different kinds of surgeries. Our consistent successful ruler has made us one of the known and trusted hospitals for the procedure.

A doctor can immediately understand vitiligo by looking at the white patches. People who have fair skin use a special tool called a wood lamp. It uses ultraviolet light in a dark room to see the areas with white patches which otherwise would not be visible to the naked eye. The doctor would take a history of your past medical conditions, surgeries and treatments. The doctor would ask about the following:

• You have had illness or stress in the recent period
• Recent cases of sunburns or rashes
• Immunity related problems
• Skin conditions in the past or with anyone in the family

The doctor would also perform a blood test for thyroid and blood sugar levels as they increase the risks of vitiligo.

In rare cases, the doctor may do a biopsy. In this, the doctor removes a small piece of skin to check whether there are pigmented skin cells. If, in the biopsy results, no melanin cells are found, it means the patient has vitiligo.