How long does it take for vitiligo return to normal?

Type:Uv phototherapy Time:2018-11-20 14:51:53

Vitiligo treatment restores coloration very slowly, usually 3 months for a course of treatment. The treatment of vitiligo is related to the following six factors:

First, the onset time

Early onset (within 3 months): 3 to 10 months of recovery, an average of 7 months;

Mid-term patients (onset time 4 months to 3 years): 6 months to 2 years of recovery, an average of 1 year and a half;

Late patients (more than 4 years): 1 to 4 years of recovery, an average of 2 years.

Note: The cure rates for different onset times are: early 95%, mid 57%, and late 33%

Second, the size of the skin lesions

The skin lesions are large in size from rice to nails and have a limited point distribution. The healing time is 3 to 10 months.

There is only one piece in the whole body, the area is the size of the palm of the hand, the healing time is 3~9 months; the area is 2~3 palms, the healing time is 6~12 months; the area is large, the whole body is distributed, 2~3 years is cured .

Third, the site of the lesion

The face works quickly and is easy to cure. In turn, it is the scalp, neck, back, chest, two jaws, waist, abdomen, hand, foot and mucosa; the joints of the limbs, hands, feet and mucous membranes are long; the cure rate is low. The hair on the head becomes white, and the black and white are easy to turn black. It is difficult to restore the normal color when the eyebrows are white.

Fourth, age The efficacy of adolescents or children is better than that of middle-aged and elderly people, but there is no significant difference in early onset efficacy. There is a significant difference in the efficacy of patients in the advanced stage due to age. Five, individual differences Different habits, such as living habits, mental state, and physical condition, have different curative effects. Partial eclipse, hobby, alcohol and tobacco, children's hobby snacks and beverages have slower curative effect and longer course of treatment. The effect of maintaining a comfortable mood and stable mood is better than long-term mental stress. Depressed, insomnia; obese children, white skin color is more difficult to treat. Sixth, skin lesion type The localized small area vitiligo cure rate can reach 97%; the nerve segment type cure can reach 98%, but this type is slow, the treatment time is long, the longest 9 months is effective, and the area is very serious and needs to be treated for 2~3 years. Can be cured.

Description: This type of pigment cells completely lost due to lesions, want to heal must be combined with melanocyte transplantation; scattered hair loss area is large, distributed in joints, limbs, hand and foot, unstable conditions are more difficult to cure; Hairstyle vitiligo is the most difficult to cure, and the cure rate is less than 20%.

Tips: In general, general vitiligo can be controlled for 30 days or so, 23% of patients can be effective within 1 month, 85% of patients can be effective in 2 to 3 months, usually 1 to 2 courses in the early stage of the disease Can be cured, the general patient needs 2 to 3 courses can be cured; some stubborn vitiligo, pan-type vitiligo and some special parts of vitiligo need 1 to 2 years or more to cure.