Hey Everyone,
I've had vitiligo since I was about 8 years old. I inherited it from my mother. I tested out various treatments when I was child, but then my vitiligo stopped spreading for awhile so I stopped treatment. Once I started college in '08, stress caused the vitiligo to spread like crazy. By the end of my Freshman year it covered more than half of my face. My family and friends were shocked at how it spread. I ended up seeing a dermatologist that summer and started using Protopic Ointment. It is actually made for people with eczema, but there have been cases in which it works on people with vitiligo as well. IT WORKED FOR ME!! I used it twice a day for a year and now the pigment in my skin has returned, all except two small spots. (Its actually time for me to get another prescription.) But I just wanted to share my story of a treatment that worked for me. Its called Protopic Ointment. You have to get it with a prescription. The prescription cost me about $120 at Wal-Mart. The best $120 I have ever spent. It is amazing to see my face again after 13 years of there being spots all over. I definitely recommend this ointment for any and everyone suffering with vitligo.
I've had vitiligo since I was about 8 years old. I inherited it from my mother. I tested out various treatments when I was child, but then my vitiligo stopped spreading for awhile so I stopped treatment. Once I started college in '08, stress caused the vitiligo to spread like crazy. By the end of my Freshman year it covered more than half of my face. My family and friends were shocked at how it spread. I ended up seeing a dermatologist that summer and started using Protopic Ointment. It is actually made for people with eczema, but there have been cases in which it works on people with vitiligo as well. IT WORKED FOR ME!! I used it twice a day for a year and now the pigment in my skin has returned, all except two small spots. (Its actually time for me to get another prescription.) But I just wanted to share my story of a treatment that worked for me. Its called Protopic Ointment. You have to get it with a prescription. The prescription cost me about $120 at Wal-Mart. The best $120 I have ever spent. It is amazing to see my face again after 13 years of there being spots all over. I definitely recommend this ointment for any and everyone suffering with vitligo.
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