How to treat vitiligo

Vitiligo has a more obvious characteristic and is difficult to treat, which is that it spreads very quickly. This makes it sound like vitiligo is a disease that takes a relatively long time to treat. So what are the specific treatment methods? This article will give patients a detailed introduction.

1. Medication

(1) Oral administration of psoralen and its derivatives such as methoxsalen followed by exposure to ultraviolet light.

(2) Long-term use of large doses of vitamins such as B vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin P.

(3) Treatment can include taking copper-containing drugs, such as 0.5% copper sulfate solution orally.

(4) Oral immunomodulatory agent levamisole, intramuscular injection of freeze-dried BCG, oral administration of bovine placenta, etc.

(5) Skin irritants are applied topically to cause inflammation of the skin and promote pigmentation. Commonly used ones include 30% psoralea corylifolia tincture, nitrogen mustard alcohol, phenol (pure carbolic acid), 25% to 50% trichloroacetic acid, and blister beetle tincture. This method is only suitable for small skin lesions, and blisters may appear on the lesions after application.

(6) Corticosteroids: Various corticosteroids such as beclomethasone dipropionate ointment, halometasone cream, triamcinolone urea ointment, etc. are used for local packing treatment.

2. Surgery

Patients with stable skin lesions and no progression can undergo autologous epidermal transplantation.

3. Depigmentation therapy

It is suitable for those with large skin lesions that exceed more than half of the body surface area. 3% to 20% hydroquinone monobenzyl ether cream can be applied externally.

4. Physical therapy

Treatment is with narrow-wave ultraviolet light, long-wave ultraviolet light or 308nm excimer laser.

Through the detailed introduction of vitiligo treatment in this article, I believe that all vitiligo patients have already learned about the treatment methods of vitiligo. The prerequisite for these treatments is that the patient can actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, which is the fundamental principle. It is very important for patients to maintain a good attitude during the treatment process.