The sudden appearance of white patches on the face may be vitiligo or another skin condition that needs to be identified before it can be properly treated and managed. Most people who have white patches appearing suddenly on their face and the patches are increasing and blending with each other are suffering from vitiligo. Vitiligo is a difficult skin disease to treat, but there are many ways to treat it, such as hormone therapy and phototherapy and epidermal transplantation. Hormone therapy is mostly oral or injection, phototherapy needs to be combined with local drug application and sunlight exposure, epidermal transplantation therapy for patients who have been in the stabilization period, transplantation of their own healthy skin to the affected area. If the patient is sure that the white patches on his face are vitiligo, he can use the treatment suitable for his condition according to the doctor’s suggestion, which can remove the white patches. Meanwhile, there are also some white patches caused by skin diseases, such as fungal infection of ringworm, which will cause white scales on the surface of the skin and need to be distinguished from vitiligo. The white patches that grow from this type of skin disease tend to be prickly or gross to the touch, whereas vitiligo has a smooth surface. Ringworm can be treated with antimicrobial drugs and is generally easier to treat, and the white patches will disappear after healing. After the appearance of white lumps on the face, the patient should go to the hospital for examination in a timely manner, and must not be delayed due to fear, whether it is vitiligo or ringworm, the longer the time the more difficult to treat. Only the right treatment can eliminate the white patches. The sudden appearance of white patches on the face may be vitiligo or ringworm, to eliminate must be treated in the right way, patients need to check as soon as possible to confirm the diagnosis.