World Vitiligo Day

It's a day that many organisations are working hard to raise the awareness of. It aims to spread the word about vitiligo, gaining awareness of the disorder and increasing support for those with it – something that is lacked in all countries.

Eye colour linked to vitiligo

New research has revealed eye colour could be linked to vitiligo.

Spread Awareness

Facebook has over 845 million monthly active users. The number of people with vitiligo worldwide is just 50 million. If we can connect with just 1% of these people, we'd be reaching thousands - and raising the awareness of vitiligo globally.

Monday, 21 March 2011

Phototerapy: treatment #21

My specialist is on holiday this week, so I had the head of phototherapy at my session today. I thought I was getting on well until she told me how she felt about me having the treatment - so I feel I'm getting mixed signals. She even told me my new dermatologist would probably make me stop the treatment as he doesn't agree with females my age having UVB therapy - which is kind of strange considering as it was she I had the meeting with when I started the treatment!

She even told me she would have expected to have seen some great results by now - but in my meeting she said it takes about three months before things start to happen (it's only been a month and a half?). I feel really confused and now she's planted the seed, I don't know if I'm wasting my time?

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Phototherapy: treatment #18

My treatment is really hotting up now - I'm reaching a high output and although my patches are getting pretty noticeable in places, I've found some freckles in them.

When you pigment it starts off as tiny freckles/spots - which continue to appear until you're skin tone is how it is supposed to be. My freckles are in my patch on my elbow (which is quite small) but it's still early days - bigger patches take longer to pigment!