How to Cure White Spots on Skin

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The medical term for white spots on skin is vitiligo or leucoderma. It’s a skin disease in which the skin loses its color due to some genetic or environmental causes. The white spots appear as patches of white skin without pigment.

White spots on skin are common in people who suffer from autoimmune diseases. One of these diseases is adrenocortical insufficiency. The adrenal gland is responsible for producing a hormone called corticosteroid. This disease occurs when there is a deficiency of this hormone in our body. Because of this reason the most common treatment as suggested by doctors for vitiligo is corticosteroid cream.

Another treatment for the cure of white spots on skin is exposure to sunlight for long durations of time or artificial phototherapy. Cells that are responsible for pigmentation become active when the skin if exposed to light.

Melanocytes are cells located in the skin that cause pigmentation. A recent advancement in the medical science has made it possible to transplant these cells from some other part of the body to the affected skin area. As a result of this transplantation vitiligo or white spots on skin can be completely cured.

Cosmetics can also be used to cover up the white spots. However, a medical treatment should be employed to control the disease as it may become widespread and uncontrollable. It should also be known that since this disease is inherited, it cannot be prevented. Because of this reason, a good and effective treatment is required in order to avoid psychological effects, frustration and embarrassment.

There are some other skin conditions or disorders in which the skin loses its color and becomes either of lighter or darker shade. Before using any of the treatments for vitiligo it is better to consult a dermatologist and confirm the symptoms.

Most of the time only topical treatments are suggested by doctors for skin disorders including vitiligo, acne and eczema. However, some oral pills may also be prescribed if the condition is severe.

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    1. srikanth July 06, 2008
    your research is super we can get information about skin diseases. sir i to have some what this kind of diease. i got white spots on my face recently, i do not have it before and my face cause itching. please sir send cure of this disease to trunks_srikanth to me
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    2. srikanth July 06, 2008
    sir i have studied your article it is usefull to many people.the skin problem i to have it sir ,i have WHITE SPOTS on my face recently, i do not have it before but my mother said i got it once before and used DEXORANGE.is it due to any deficiency sir and i have itching also.please send cure of this disease to trunks_srikanth@yahoo.com(yahoo messenger) to me
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    3. Swamy July 29, 2008
    Sir.
    Ur artical is excelent. My mother is having this white patches in her fingers and legs for the past 10 years, is it possible to cure pls mail me the details to my mail id. And i heard it is possible to cure by Computerised Tattoos on the White patches, if so pls give me details.
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    4. hassam Forough August 15, 2008
    Vitligo or leucoderma treatment?
    Please kindly advise how the vitiligo or leucoderma skin disease is treated and what is name of medicine for the treatment of this diseae?
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    5. Aisha August 17, 2008
    Thank you all for your comments. As mentioned in my article the treatment for vitiligo as suggested by doctors and skin specialists is corticosteroid cream. In addition to this, you can also try phototherapy, also known as blue light therapy, for the treatment of this type of disease.
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    6. mayank September 05, 2008
    your article is very good but i want to know in detail about the treatment of white spots in body.

    Thankyou.
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    7. B.CHANDRA MOHAN October 03, 2008
    sir,
    My daughter is 10years old having white spots near anal region recently.(my daughter don't take sufficient food) Is it possible to cure this type of white spots.kindly send details to chandu_ben@yahoo.com
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    8. arvind vashishtha October 20, 2008
    i become a white scar on the for head and neck and this porsion visible yellow hair .
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    9. pradeep November 07, 2008
    i want recover my skin diseases. who suggestion to me ?how can i cure white spot on the skin?
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    10. Reunu Kandpal November 07, 2008
    sir,
    I have white spots on upper part of My back recently. Is it possible to cure this type of white spots.kindly send details to kandpal.renu@gmail.com
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    11. lanie November 29, 2008
    sir;
    i have several spots on my body and its continously spreading.... I have'nt consult to a doctor, what other remedy can i do to stop this kind of disease,,,i dont feel any symptoms,,,the spots are just present in my body,,i am worried because it might spread all over my body and i dont know if its harmful,,,its my pleasure if you can give some suggestions about my situation...pls e-mail me at coolz_lanie@yahoo.com...thanks and have a good day...
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    12. arup ghosh January 26, 2009
    sir i m 16 years old and i have white spots on my face .these are growing day by day. my doctor gave me dermadev lotion. what should i do . pl help me....
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    13. danielle January 28, 2009
    sir i have one white patch on each side of my hip is there a cure for it
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    14. Rajendra February 02, 2009
    I have white patches will it be cured by some laser treatment or puttting some color on those white patched through tatoos please send me the best suggestion to get rid of that
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    15. K.c February 16, 2009
    plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me!! send me a mesge in yahoo mesenger i have 2!! hhuhuhuhuhu jkocan21 dat is my yahoo mesenger
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    16. feeroz February 23, 2009
    Your article is good.Once I got electric burn and after treatment left some white spots on my fingures. After 2-3 years it starts spreading on the other hand and the other parts of the body. I am taking medicines. Sometimes it looks that new pigments are there but it disappears.Kindly advise me why the new pigments disappear after some time of pigmentation.
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    17. Gaurav March 05, 2009
    Please send me the details ,how to cure white spots on your body as i have white spots
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    18. utkarsh shukla March 25, 2009
    I have white sopts on my right hand and lips. please send me details.
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    19. Charlotte April 07, 2009
    It started with a bit of dry skin and itchynes all over my body so I thought the sunbeds would dry it up but now my whole body is covered in white patches I'm 17 and naturaly fair skinned and I think usin the sunbeds to much has damaged my skin I'm scared coz these patches are spreading by each day when I wake up there is more , I'm going on holiday in 3 month how could I get rid of this
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    20. ghada April 07, 2009
    HI SIR,I HAVE WHITE SPOTS ON MY LEGS, PLS HELP ME, SEND ME A MESSAGE IF IS THERE A CURE FOR IT.
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    21. jessica April 22, 2009
    my question is,that i have lots of white spots in my arms,legs,neck,stomach,face,breasts and more are coming out..please help me, im getting to the point that i dont want to go out in public..thank you
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    22. Digambar May 01, 2009
    sir,
    Is it possible to cure this type of white spots.one of my family member is very much depressed because of this white spots.kindly send details to digambarkumar@gmail.com.
    please.
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    23. mahendar May 12, 2009
    i have white spot on sexual part i have suffered very much sir......aiready i attemt to die for this problem..i have very suffered when see my white spots on my body please sir please send me how to solve my problem if any surgery is there to remove white spots....send me full details about white spots and treatment sir plsssssssssssss.......
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    24. mahes May 13, 2009
    Sir i have a small white spot on my right leg. actually i have it since last 10 years. Its not growing... i want to know the reason and solution for that... thanks
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    25. varuni May 13, 2009
    my father and sister has this diseases i want this in brief why does it happens and how to prevent it
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    26. katie May 14, 2009
    I have very fair skin already but on my jaw bone I have several whit spots and heir hard to covr and I have no idea where tht came from. can you help?
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    27. katie May 14, 2009
    I have several white spots on my jaw line what are they from and how do I get rid of them?
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    28. NALEDI SELLO May 15, 2009
    i have white spots on my back heard they were caused due to the heat im malaysia and transpiration from my body, it has spread all over my back... sometimes ich.. i havent consulted a doctor but will do so soon. is it gona cure?
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    29. Asif Sohrab May 23, 2009
    Respected Sir.
    I am Asif Sohrab from pakistan. I read your article, it is indeed a very useful article. I have a little bit confusion in my mind. I have a younger brother named Sameer. He dont have any diseases. About 2 years ago a white mark appeared on his thigh, we had consulted many doctors but no effect. in the past two years his marks are spreading. now there are marks underarm and on forhead. I had approached you to please guide me to a good effective treatment.. i will be very very thankful to you.

    asifsohrab@gmail.com
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    30. tushar June 03, 2009
    respected sir,
    i have white spot in my skin from 2years. how to cure it?
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    31. kuldeep June 17, 2009
    my son 6 yrs old has starteed seen white marks beneath his ear .we have no family history about this disease .
    please let me have a remedy to this.thanks
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    32. mopnika goyal June 23, 2009
    hello,
    respected sir,
    i am moniika goyal. i am 24 year old.sir i have 60% white patches on my body.me and my family is very tense for this.sir plz give me good suggestion and medicine for this.plz sir.my id is sweetmickygoyal@yahoo.in
    thankyou sir.
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    33. MD ABUTALHA MALLIK June 25, 2009
    RESPECTED SIR
    I AM MD ABUTALHA MALLIK FROM BOKARO STEEL CITY (JHARKHAND) INDIA. I AM REALLY FRUSTATED BY THIS TYPE OF DISEASE I HAVE GOT WHITE SPOT JUST BELOW MY PENIS, IT WAS A LITTLE BEFORE BUT NOW A DAYS IT IS SPREADING SLOWLY. SIR I AM REALLY FRUSTATED AND I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT MY FUTURE WHA TO DO PLEASE SUGGEST ME A GOOD WAY I WILL BE VERY THANKFUL TO U.
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    34. MAHAM June 28, 2009
    hello
    my name is maham i have some white spots on my skin since 10 year i have talen alot of treatments but improvement is zero i have spots on my eyes legs all over the body plz give me right suggession for my problem
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    35. veer singh July 04, 2009
    sir i m from India my father is 47 year old he has white spot on his body we did not any treatment of his white spot now it is increasing day by day.. sir plz can u give me a good treatment to remove for my father's body... sir i m waiting for ur answer...
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    36. Harish July 26, 2009
    My friend having white spot in her body for that reason she is always depress & worry. Kindly help us by giving any solutions or suggest any medicine.
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    37. L Kumar July 31, 2009
    Dear Sir,
    I am 52 yrs old and last few days developing white patch on my elbow.I do not any family history of this problem. Can you advice any cure. Yes I am taking blood pressure tablets regularly and has oral infection inside cheeks as well.
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    38. Dessy August 12, 2009
    This article is awesome. But just like others I also have the same problem and have a white spots on my face, i really need your help,it's getting worse each day. Please send me a good effective treatment. Your help is well appreciated. thank you. God Bless
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    39. meenu August 16, 2009
    respected sir,
    i am meenu from india.
    i have white spot in my face from 8 years.plz suggest me wt i do to remove it? plz mail me on my id meenurastogi.2008@rediffmail.com.
    thanks
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    40. Umar August 20, 2009
    Sir,

    Am also suffering with Vitiligo. Please help me out to get rid of this. Waiting for more details to me sent on my email address or posted here. What is the actual treatment of this disease ?

    Waiting for reply. Thanks
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    41. rakhee srivastava August 26, 2009
    i have white spots on all over body on forhaed inside of other part of my body it is not by birth.its happend 10 years back i tried lots but result is -ve please let me know how to get cure and medicin for this treatment.and let me about anti-vitiligo
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    42. shital agrawal September 01, 2009
    dear sir,
    my self shital agrawal,26 years old.i have white spots on my hands on my fingers,on my elbow & palm and on my legs on my toes & knees. my mother have same problem her all body is covered with white spots. please sir suggest me efficient treatement for it.i will be very thankful to u.
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    43. Shanker September 04, 2009
    Dear sir,
    As, I had leech bites, my family doctor gave me antibiotic injections and after taking it, I noticed white patches on my left side of my back and after using skin creams which was prescribed by the dermatologist, I still find it is not cured. kindly guide me for a better treatment or medicine. I will be very Grateful to you.
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    44. RAKESH JADHAV September 17, 2009
    there is white spots on my body ,so which type of medicine should i follow ? again any yoga gyan is related to this disease please send me your positive report.
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    45. Venkatesh October 07, 2009
    My cosine sister daughter she felt down on the road in few months back that time skin damaged ofter that is curing that place white his i show that doctor his given some ointment but not curing when she felt down after curing that skin is coming white pls let me know what ointment i want to give pls tell me sir or madam.
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    46. tushar hete October 08, 2009
    sir myself tushar hete fro amravati MS. i have white spot on my body fro last 16to 18 years these spot or on my upper body part as well as on lower body art
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    47. hi October 11, 2009
    I have a white spot from last 20 years.
    as far as my knowledge it can not be cured as it damages the cells.
    but it can be prevented by some medicines like dapsone and rifampicin.
    So my suggestion kindly meet a dermatologist as soon as possible, dont ignore it.
    Kindly dont take these medicines by urself,consult a doctor.
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    48. Madhab November 04, 2009
    Dear sir,
    I have white spots on my legs since 10 years..Sometimes it occurs on upper parts of my body but within one or two month its disappears.But not from my legs.Sir please give me some suggestion.I am 25 years.Thank you sir..I did not see any doctor from past 10 years.
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    49. GOUTAM November 09, 2009
    RESPECTED SIR, I AM GOUTAM .I READ UR ARTICLE.I HAVE A WHITE SPOT IN MY RIGHT HAND I AM TAKING MEDICINE FROM LAST ONE YEAR BUT STILL TAT SPOT IS THERE SPREADING.GIVE ME SOME ADVICE FOR THE TREATMENT.I WILL B GREATFULL TO U SIR [INDIA]
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    50. sushil November 12, 2009
    hello sir,
    i am sushil from raipur i have a whitening problem in my legs and it is increasing day by day so please help me to over come this disease
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    51. NEEL November 18, 2009
    I have white sopts on my body and lips. please send me details.
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    52. masihabbas November 19, 2009
    i suffer the problem of white spot on my hold body and i took the sun bath for 3-4 mounth regurly and my skin is change but after the session of winter my skin is going white again day by day
    plz give me right solution
    is white spotis cureable in my case
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    53. jeet November 27, 2009
    i just want to know about white spot on skin . i want to know it is curable or not. some year ago white spot o0n my body but that time i can take some treatment it is cure now .but i am worried about future time it is reappear on my body. please give me some knowledge about this disease.
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    54. pankaj December 08, 2009
    I HAD WHITE SPOT PROBLEM SINCE 1998.I WAS TREATED BY ELOCON CREAM MELANOCYL SOLUTION & etc.BUT NOW THAT DOTS RENEWED THIS TIME WHAT WILL I DO ?
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    55. Ross December 17, 2009
    My fiance has a white spot on his jawline. He has had this for past 8 years in same shape and size. He did not get any other spot on his body. Is it vitiligo and will it spread?
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    56. vinit kant majumdar December 28, 2009
    white spot in my face only..how to cure that much..
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    57. Chinna January 03, 2010
    Dear Sir,
    i am having white spots on my body 20 yeas, I tried so many medicines but no use. Please help me out of this if you have solution for this.
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    58. munawwar January 11, 2010
    sir i have white spot on my nipple( both)and right under arm,left leg and below stomach their is white hairs also growing since 4 years plz suggest me the way how to cure and this hair could be remved permanently?
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    59. jitu January 15, 2010
    plz help me how to remove white patches on face
    mere face par 3-4 month se hai mai ise kaise thick karu plz haep me
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    60. yashika January 24, 2010
    how to cure in my skin my daoughter age is just 3year,she has white marks on her arms and legs and how can it be cure suggest some medicen or doctor in haryana location & chandigarh.
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    61. SULTAN February 06, 2010
    I AM 18 YEAR OLD.SKIN WHITE SPOT .THIS IS MY PROBLEM.PLEASE HELP ME
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