Leucoderma Information and Treatment

Leucoderma is curable, Leucoderma is an area of skin which has lost its colour. When it occurs without any preceding disease it is called vitiligo. Sometimes it follows burns and injuries. Some women develop it after the use of stick-on bindis and after wearing plastic foot-wear-this loss of colour is due to some chemicals present in the plastics.

Patches of leucoderma can be of variable sizes and shapes. They can occur just about anywhere on the, body. In fair individuals, leucoderma often goes unnoticed, but on dark skinned people it can be very visible and cause severe embarrassment. Leucoderma does not cause any health problems - ir is not contagious or dangerous at all. It is only a cosmetic problem.

There are a number of misconceptions regarding the availability of treatment for leucoderma. There is actually plenty of hope for vitiligo patients. The results with treatment are good. They are excellent if the treatment is taken early, but the patches of leucoderma which occur in areas of the skin which are naturally hairless, like the palms and soles, take long to improve.

Psoralens are the mainstay of treatment. These are nothing but purified form of babchi - the age old remedy. Pigmentation occurs with the help of sunlight. Both oral medicines and ointment form are available. A single small patch can be camouflaged using cosmetics. If the patches are extensive and generalised, then it would be simpler to get rid of the small amount of natural pigment present, so as to get a uniformly colour for the whole body.

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