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Question: What is the treatment for Vitiligo?
Brief Answer:
There are many treatment options.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
There are many medicines and treatment options that are currently used to increase the pigment content like.
1. Phototherapy remains the mainstay of treatment e.g NB-UVB and PUVA. NB-UVB is the most preferred form of therapy for patients with generalized vitiligo.
The duration of photo-therapy varies according to the severity/extent of vitiligo. There is no fixed duration for photo-therapy.
It is individualized for each patient. The duration can vary from a few weeks to a few months depending on the response. Photo-therapy can be continued even for maintenance after a satisfactory response.
2. Psoralen photo-chemotherapy along with photo-therapy.
3. Laser therapy.
4. Steroid therapy in which topical and oral steroids are used as per the case.
5. Topical tacrolimus ointment (0.03% or 0.1%) is an effective alternative therapy for vitiligo.Vitamin D analogs can also be helpful.
You will have to consult a dermatologist to better understand the problem and treatment options, you can not use any of these treatments without a dermatologist as it maybe evident from the names alone.
I hope this answers your question.
Regards.
Dr.Sandip Kabra
There are many treatment options.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
There are many medicines and treatment options that are currently used to increase the pigment content like.
1. Phototherapy remains the mainstay of treatment e.g NB-UVB and PUVA. NB-UVB is the most preferred form of therapy for patients with generalized vitiligo.
The duration of photo-therapy varies according to the severity/extent of vitiligo. There is no fixed duration for photo-therapy.
It is individualized for each patient. The duration can vary from a few weeks to a few months depending on the response. Photo-therapy can be continued even for maintenance after a satisfactory response.
2. Psoralen photo-chemotherapy along with photo-therapy.
3. Laser therapy.
4. Steroid therapy in which topical and oral steroids are used as per the case.
5. Topical tacrolimus ointment (0.03% or 0.1%) is an effective alternative therapy for vitiligo.Vitamin D analogs can also be helpful.
You will have to consult a dermatologist to better understand the problem and treatment options, you can not use any of these treatments without a dermatologist as it maybe evident from the names alone.
I hope this answers your question.
Regards.
Dr.Sandip Kabra
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