Vitiligo white spots are difficult to keep from spreading permanently, but the rate of spreading can be alleviated by active treatment.
Vitiligo is a common acquired pigment loss skin and mucous membrane disease, and the typical skin manifestation is depigmented white patches. When in the progressive stage, the white spots expand and increase in a short period of time. If it enters the stable stage, the white spots stop developing and become milky white or porcelain white, with clear boundaries and deepening of pigmentation at the edges of the visible lesions.
Progressive lesions can be treated with glucocorticoids as prescribed by the doctor. Commonly used drugs include systemic use of glucocorticoids including prednisone and triamcinolone acetonide injections, etc., and topical drugs including glucocorticoids such as fluticasone propionate and hydrocortisone butyrate, as well as vitamin D3 derivatives such as calcipotriol, which can help to restore skin color.
Patients can also use ultraviolet light therapy to promote localized melanin production and help the lesions recover.
Vitiligo wants to achieve permanent non-spreading more difficult, but some patients after active treatment, you can get a better therapeutic effect, the condition is in a stable period when the white spots can temporarily stop spreading.