Vitiligo is hereditary, but not 100% hereditary, so there is no Vitiligo hereditary usually show at a few years old. Vitiligo is a disease in which melanocyte destruction leads to white patches on the skin, the specific cause of which is not yet clear, and some patients have family aggregation phenomenon, belonging to the polygenic genetic disease. Although vitiligo has the possibility of hereditary, but does not mean that the parents have vitiligo children will definitely get vitiligo, just suffer from vitiligo chances are higher than normal, so there is no vitiligo hereditary generally in the age of a few years of this statement. In addition, the age of onset of vitiligo is not certain, from small children to the elderly may occur this disease, the patient will appear one or several white patches of varying sizes, the center of the patches white significant, the surrounding skin is pale white. If the above symptoms appear, you need to be alert to the possibility of vitiligo, you should seek medical attention in time, go to the local regular hospital for relevant examination, a clear diagnosis. Once diagnosed with vitiligo, actively cooperate with the doctor for standardized treatment.