The team of researchers, Stanca A. Birlea from the University of Colorado Denver traced a congenital group of people in Romania having the unusual high frequency of Vitiligo. The discovery considers being supremely worthwhile to understand the heredity of Vitiligo plus a few relevant autoimmune disorders. Continue reading →

On Vitiligo another research was witnessed and this was done and published by Juhlin L and Olsson MJ from the department of dermatology in University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. This research was about the constructive results of folic acid and vitamin B12 on Vitiligo. Published in Acta Derm Venereol in 1997, the researchers did the research on a heterogeneous group of 100 patients, Continue reading →

The medical scientists’ team of the King College London has lately showcased the results emerged from a study on mice, which depict that the piperine present in the extract of black pepper is able to arouse the pigmentation in the skin. The team leader asserted as well saying that he found the same effect in human skin affected by Vitiligo. Continue reading →

Graying of hair is much common these days and the recent study shows that the enormous accumulation of hydrogen peroxide is the cause behind it. Because of the wear and tear of the hair follicles, the colossal growth of hydrogen peroxide increases overtime from small amounts. Then the free oxygen radicals, which release from this chemical slowly block the melanin production. Continue reading →

The excimer laser is called the controlled beam of UVB light of 308 nm. This focuses directly on the affected areas by Vitiligo. Since the small sections of the skin come into treatment, inflammation and melanocyte devastation get lessened. Continue reading →

Woods Lamp’s Technique:

The usage of Woods Lamp is quite easy in the skill technique and could be learned with quite ease. Below mentioned are some of the things to understand it more.

In an utter darkness, the examination of Woods Lamp has to be done. The room must not have any windows but if it has, then they have to be covered up properly. Continue reading →

For the pre-emptive cure of Vitiligo, Woods light is widely used in order to detect the Vitiligo at the very initial stage. On the other hand, it could likewise be put into use for the initial assessment of the success of cure. This article pours light on the functioning of woods’s lamp and its use. Continue reading →

A recent study tells that a plastic surgeons’ team in Detroit transferred the healthy skin cells to nearly thirty two patients who were having the Vitiligo on some areas of their bodies. Let’s see if this can lead to a vitiligo cure. We hope more studies will be conducted to find a cure for vitiligo.

After the surgery, the researchers found that the treated area regained averagely 52 percent of its natural skin color. Continue reading →

Our skin and hair develop color because of the melanin that is made by the melanocytes. Lately it was depicted that the melanocytes behavior is modifiable through the manipulation of keratinocytes earlier it was considered that they play no important part in the function. A research was done on bioengineered skin grafts where the tone of the skin turned to resembling the natural tone and color of the potential recipients that lessen the appearance of scarring. Continue reading →

Use of Ginkgo Biloba is well in news all the time. The reason behind is that Ginkgo Biloba has been treading in limelight of the medical studies being done for last ten years or so. Ginkgo happens to be a strappingly tall and enduring tree getting laced with the stimulating leaves and thickets yellow seeds. It appears to be the only existent species within this group and it is situated without any botanical relatives.

Majority of the studies done on the medical usage of Ginkgo Biloba was done in neuropsychiatric diseases and these researches mainly Continue reading →