“I came to love and appreciate my spots,” Amara Aleman, 29, tells PEOPLE after being diagnosed with vitiligo in 2018 Courtesy Amara Aleman; Joy Masi; Courtesy Amara Aleman PEOPLE ...

Vitiligo affects people of all races ... Bleaching or lightening one's skin for cosmetic reasons is much rarer in the United States than in Asian, African and Caribbean nations, dermatologists ...

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 ...

Vitiligo is a skin condition caused by the loss of a pigment called melanin in certain areas, resulting in white or lighter patches that contrast with the person’s natural skin tone. While vitiligo is ...

Adding twice-weekly narrowband UVB phototherapy to oral ritlecitinib may enhance response to treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo. Dual treatment was well-tolerated with no new safety signals in ...