Your ultimate vitiligo resource
Please note that the VSSA does not provide online consultations or specific advice about your vitiligo. For this, you would need to see your dermatologist or GP
TREATMENT
Vitiligo may not be curable, but numerous treatments exist to successfully repigment patches of colour loss. Listed below are the most common remedies for the disease
TOPICAL​
Topical corticoteroids
Topical Cancineurin inhibitors
Pimecrolimus (Elidel)
Tacrolimus (Protopic)
Topical JAK inhibitors
Tofacitinib
Ruxolitinib
Pseudocatalase (Vitix Gel)
Cosmetic camouflage
PHOTOTHERAPY (LIGHT BASED)
PUVA
Narrowband UVB
Excimer laser
Excimer light
Home care phototherapy
SYSTEMIC
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Oral mini pulse therapy (steroid tablets on two days a week to stabilise the disease)
Oral minocylcine (for stabilisation)
Azathioprine - (under dermatological supervision)
Cyclosporine - (under dermatological supervision)
Mycophenolate mofetil - (under dermatological supervision)
SURGICAL
Modified procedure using 0.5 and 0.8mm hair transplant punches
Follicular Grafting
Split thickness skin grafting
Non-cultured melanocyte grafting
Re-Cell
Intraepidermal injection of cell suspensions
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COMBINATION
Topical steroids + excimer laser and UVA
Vit D and UV light
Tacrolimus + excimer laser
Pimecrolimus + nbUVB
Suction blister + Kellin and UV light
NEW TREATMENTS
Polypodium leucotomos
Oral antioxidants
Chinese zengse pills
Prostaglandin E
Afamelanotide
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PSYCHOLOGICAL COUSELLING
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Seek psychological counselling where appropriate