Vitiligo Clinic

Vitiligo is the result of the skin’s melanocytes (the cells responsible for giving the skin color) being destroyed. In can occur in anyone, but it tends to be most noticeable in people with darker skin because the contrast is more pronounced.Isabella Dias/Getty Images Vitiligo is a condition that causes the skin to lose its color, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. It affects between 0.2 and 2 percent of people around the world. This skin disorder can occur in people of any race. It’s most noticeable, though, among people with darker skin, because the contrast between normal skin tone and the white patches affected by vitiligo is more pronounced, notes the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
People with vitiligo experience skin color loss in various areas of the body. Often it’s symmetrical, affecting both sides, such as the left and right hands or both knees. Some experience discoloration in the mouth, on the scalp, or of their hair, eyelashes, or eyebrows.