The decrease of melanin in human body may be caused by albinism, vitiligo, pemphigus and other diseases, which need to take general measures, medication, other treatments and surgical treatments for the cause of the disease.
1. albinism: usually need to reduce ultraviolet radiation on the skin, if myopia, hyperopia and other refractive errors, can wear frame glasses or corneal contact lenses to improve. This disease is currently the lack of effective means of treatment, limited to symptomatic treatment.
2. Vitiligo: mainly manifested in the skin white spots, patients need to avoid trauma, sun exposure.
Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of fluticasone propionate, betamethasone valerate and other corticosteroids, as well as tacrolimus ointment, pimecrolimus cream and other calcium-modulated phosphatase inhibitors, as well as carbotenoids ointment or tacrolimus ointment and other vitamin D3 derivatives.
Secondly, other measures such as masking therapy, decoloration therapy, and phototherapy may also be used. If there are no new white spots in the past 12 months and the condition is stable, skin grafting can be considered.
3. Pemphigus: The common symptom is a triangular or diamond-shaped white spot in the center of the forehead, etc. There is no effective treatment for this disease, and if you feel that it affects your aesthetics, you can take epidermal transplantation.
It is recommended that patients with reduced melanin go to the hospital to improve the relevant examinations to clarify the specific causes.