50 million people worldwide suffer from this scourge, and every year the number of vitiligo patients is growing. What kind of disease it is, where it comes from, and how to deal with it - everything in order.
Usually the first signs of the disease appear even in childhood or adolescence, in women the disease can begin or develop intensively during periods of hormonal imbalance, for example, during pregnancy or menopause.
Vitiligo does not pose any danger to health, it is not contagious, does not suggest the development of skin cancer, spots with impaired skin pigmentation do not itch, do not hurt. The only unpleasant disease is cosmetic problems and psychological discomfort.
Causes of Vitiligo
Science still does not know exactly why vitiligo appears, what kind of disease it is and what consequences it can lead to. Among the reasons are called the following:
- autoimmune processes;
- failures in the autonomic nervous system;
- prolonged severe stress;
- insufficiency of the enzyme responsible for the production of melanin, tyrosinase.
Doctors consider risk factors:
- hormonal disorders;
- heredity - approximately one out of every five cases of vitiligo has a hereditary nature;
- diseases of the digestive tract (liver, gall bladder, etc.);
- prolonged exposure to sunlight, radiation, permanent trauma to the skin, such as clothing, underwear.
When contacting a dermatologist, in addition to the examination, various examinations can be prescribed - blood tests, an immunogram, checking hormones, ultrasound of the abdominal organs, possibly consulting other specialists: a gastrologist, neurologist, therapist, etc.
Vitiligo Treatment
Those with skin depigmentation need to immediately tune in to the fact that the treatment process will be long and require a lot of patience and perseverance, while complete recovery is not always achieved. But science and medicine do not stand still. Nowadays, complex treatment is being applied, including hormonal drugs, hardware treatment, diet and topical preparations, creams and lotions from vitiligo.
Nutrition with vitiligo should be saturated with minerals, vitamins and amino acids, you will have to abandon fatty, spicy dishes, it is reasonable to replace red meat with seafood.
What medications can relieve vitiligo
The choice of therapy depends on what caused the disease: drugs can be prescribed to strengthen the nervous system, immunomodulating, photosensitizing drugs in combination with hardware procedures for irradiation with ultraviolet light or sunbathing.
The hardware investment procedures involve the use of ultraviolet rays of a certain safe length for the skin, this stimulates the growth of cells responsible for the production of the melanin pigment and helps the surviving melanocytes produce pigment.
There are medicinal herbs with a photosensitizing effect: nettle, sage, St. John's wort. Often used infusions of marsh duckweed, strawberry juice, red pepper, parsnip fruits, a decoction of parsley seeds, etc.
As an important part of treatment, special cosmetics are also used - creams, lotions, normalizing skin pigmentation.
"Melagenin Plus" - a medicine from sunny Cuba
Since vitiligo affects people of different races, fair-skinned and dark-skinned, the problem of developing effective treatment is facing scientists around the world.
In 1973, Cuban pharmacists announced the creation of a fundamentally new drug, obtained during many years of testing in the laboratories of the Center for placental histology. Melagenin Lotion stimulates the synthesis of melanin in skin cells under the influence of sunlight, helps to increase the number of melanocytes producing skin pigment.
But the duration of treatment, the need to apply three times a day created inconvenience for patients, which led to the creation of an improved formula of the drug - “Melagenin plus”. Instructions for use of the improved drug provide for applying the product to depigmented skin spots once a day, since the concentration of the active substance - the placenta extract - is increased, moreover, no special exposure to an ultraviolet lamp is required . This tool is completely safe - it can be used by pregnant and lactating women, children. The only contraindication is a possible hypersensitivity to the components of the lotion. Some drugs reduce the effectiveness of Melagenin Plus, for example, furocoumarins, corticosteroids, etc., so you need to consult a doctor before using the drug. In rare cases, swelling, redness, and itching at the site of application may occur.
Safe and effective
Recovery from vitiligo with the help of Melagenin Plus occurs in 86% of cases, this is the most effective among the external agents used for this skin disease. Confirmation of this is the numerous positive reviews about Melagenin Plus. Dermatologists note that pigmentation is restored only in those places where it is necessary, in areas of healthy skin, the drug has no effect. In general, according to reviews, the lotion treatment is well tolerated, the course lasts no longer than 2-3 months.
Those who used “Melagenin Plus” in the reviews write about efficiency - the lotion shape is most convenient for rubbing, vitiligo stains become less noticeable after the first course of treatment, this is noted by both those who used the lotion and dermatologists. If necessary, you can repeat the course, but only after a short break, since with prolonged use, the effectiveness of the drug may decrease. To more quickly achieve the result, it is enough to take sun baths, natural ultraviolet light is enough to restore lost melanin.
The reviews about Melagenin Plus also note that it is suitable even for sensitive skin, without causing dryness or irritation reactions. In addition, the relatively low cost of the drug, as well as a long shelf life, provide wide demand. But you need to remember that it is not easy to find it in pharmacies, delivery by reservation is possible, which may affect the price of Melagenin Plus.
Are you irreplaceable?
The specificity of "Melagenin plus" lies in the uniqueness of its active substance - placenta extract. And although it has been produced for several decades, there are still no analogues of Melagenin Plus. The pharmacy may offer funds prescribed for vitiligo, but the safest is precisely the invention of Cuban scientists. True, the price of Melagenin Plus is quite high and amounts to about 4000 rubles.
"Melagenin plus" is also good for restoring normal skin color with chemical, thermal burns, scars. Judging by the reviews of Melagenin Plus, many used it in order to make less visible areas of injured skin, and this gave a positive result.
special instructions
Vitiligo disease has been little studied, it is still difficult for doctors to choose a treatment that will work equally effectively for all patients. Individual characteristics of each determine success in the fight against vitiligo. In order to increase the chances of winning this disease, Cuban pharmacists make several recommendations.
Rub the lotion with your fingers, not with cotton pads, this gives the best result.
To get the effect as soon as possible, it is best to use it in the summer, during the holidays. Summer tanning helps fill melanin stains from burns and vitiligo. This is noted by customers in reviews of Melagenin Plus.
Apply other cosmetics to areas treated with lotion, you can 30-40 minutes after applying the therapeutic agent.
Since the basis of the lotion is alcoholic, it may be disturbed by contact with the mucous membranes when it is applied to the mucous membranes, for example, the eyelids or inguinal region, rubbing is not recommended.
Only under medical supervision
Like any medicine, Melagenin Plus can be used after consulting a dermatologist. The doctor will help to achieve the maximum result, stable remission, using all methods available in the arsenal.
This will avoid undesirable consequences, choose a comprehensive treatment and correctly assess the condition of the body as a whole.