Ever noticed those white patches on someone’s skin and wondered what that is? That’s vitiligo, a skin condition that’s more common than you might think. It happens when the skin loses its ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Vitiligo on the penis occurs when patches of skin color change, just as they can on other parts of the body. These melanin (skin pigment) changes occur in ...

And this has been my life since I developed vitiligo, a skin condition caused by a malfunction of the immune system. This causes white patches on the skin that are completely devoid of pigment due ...

A sugar produced by soil bacteria may be able to stop the loss of skin pigment caused by vitiligo.  | A sugar produced by ...

Lisa: In my twenties, I began to notice a few white spots on my ... How do you manage your nonsegmental vitiligo? Lisa: I see a dermatologist regularly to check my skin, track my pigmentation ...

There could be new hope for people afflicted with the skin-discoloring disease, vitiligo. A new treatment reportedly works ...

White spots on the skin can occur with many different conditions, including eczema. Depending on the cause, treatment may include topical products and medications. White skin spots aren’t ...

Vitiligo causes patches of skin with lost pigment, but it can also raise your risk of eye and skin damage from UV rays. Find out how new and old treatments may work for your vitiligo.

Vitiligo is believed to be an autoimmune condition where the body attacks its own healthy melanin-producing skin cells by mistake. It may be hereditary or triggered by a particular event like ...

How do you feel about your skin? For many women, the answer is complicated. In our new series, Skin Stories, we ask women to share their journey of how they came to accept, embrace and gain total ...

When medical interventions fail, melanocyte keratinocyte transplantation may be the most advanced procedural option for ...