Ironically, I treated a patient with longstanding vitiligo on the face with Fraxel to help even out her pigmentation and she had great results. Of course, this is only one patient. We used low settings to only work on the pigmentation. I would recommend defining with your doctor what your are trying to achieve... more
Fraxel safe with vitiligo?
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6 Jan 2009
Vitiligo is loss of pigment. There are treatments that encourage repigmentation of the areas of vitiligo. Red light in combination with a chemical pigment stimulator works well. This uses the same principle as exposing oneself to the sun to get a tan only in this case we target the less active melanocytes (pigment forming cells) in the areas of vitiligo. Fraxel Re:fine and Fraxel Re:store are unlikely to affect vitiligo. Fraxel Re:pair and other CO2 lasers most likely to make your vitiligo worse if you're Caucasian. In other skin types and only if less risky treatments failed, I'd consider use of an ablative resurfacing laser. To be practical this would have to be larger patches of vitiligo rather than small dots.
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11 Jun 2009
Vitiligo affects the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes by destroying cells that produce the body's pigment. The most obvious results of this condition are white splotches in the areas where the skin isn't producing enough pigment. This is not a serious condition, but research physicians are still investigating methods for correct diagnosis, treatments, co-existent diseases….. Today's the world is returning towards natural way of curing due to the harmful effects of today's chemical & synthetic medicines. People are deeply worried on this issue and also insisting to use natural way of curing to get health & security. Our Vitiligo cure process is 100% Natural / herbal. www.superherbalcare.com