does anyone know what you call white patches you have on your skin???

Question

i have these white patches on my skin, on certain parts of my body, and they are spreading, does anyone know what they are, and what can be done about them???

Answer 1

Vitiligo is a common skin disorder in which white spots appear on the skin usually occurring on both sides of the body in the same location

The skin is made up of two main types of cells or building blocks: keratinocytes and melanocytes. The keratinocytes make up the bulk of the skin. The melanocytes are the cells that make the skin color. In people with vitiligo, the immune cells (cells which fight infection) attack the melanocytes and kill them. When the melanocytes in a certain area die the skin turns white. No one knows why the immune cells attack the melanocytes in people with vitiligo.
Patients with vitiligo are sensitive to free radicals and need aggressive vitamin therapy, see below.
Vitiligo sometimes runs in families, meaning that a genetic factor may be involved.
Vitiligo sometimes occurs at the site of an old injury.

In some people the problem will disappear by itself

Patients with vitiligo should take a B-complex multivitamin each day. Also take Folic Acid 1 mg, Vitamin E 600 – 800 IU, and ascorbic acid 1000 mg a day. All of these nutrients can be found in a specialty supplement such as Total Balance.
Vitamin D ointment by prescription can help some people with vitiligo.
Tacrolimus ointment .1% for 6 months will help many people with vitiligo. This medication also requires a prescription.
Topical cortisone ointments by prescription can treat many cases of vitiligo.
There is no easy treatment of vitiligo. Cover-up cosmetics such as Dermablend, Chromelin Complexion Blender and Covermark work well.
PUVA light treatment has a high success rate. This treatment is very time-consuming. The patient must come to the office 2-4 times per week for 15-30 minutes to stand in a light box for 100-300 treatments. The treatment often takes a year or more and does not work for every patient that tries it; 50-70% of patients treated get a good response.
Narrowband UVB is safer than PUVA and works just as well for the treatment of vitiligo.
Severe case of vitiligo that do not respond to treatment can be treated with Benoquin by prescription. This medication causes permanent whitening of the dark areas of the skin and should only be used as a last resort.

Answer 2

It could be vitiligo.

Vitiligo is a dermatological condition characterized by the appearance of white patches of skin on different parts of the body as a result of the destruction of the cells that make pigment (melanocytes). This may vary from one or two white spots on the skin to large areas of depigmentation. Vitiligo is not contagious. It seems to occur more often among people who have certain autoimmune diseases. For some people, although not for everyone, the depigmentation is progressive

Answer 3

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does anyone know what you call white patches you have on your skin???
i have these white patches on my skin, on certain parts of my body, and they are spreading, does anyone know what they are, and what can be done about them???

Answer 4

Are you talking about white spots, particularly visible on the arms, that does not tan no matter how long you are in sun? If so, that is a common skin fungus called tinea versicolor or white sunspots. You can use dandruff shampoo on it and that will sometimes kill fungus. There are products made specifically for it, one of which is called Body Drench.

If you want to get the product just do a google on it because its near impossible to find in stores, except for maybe tanning salons.

Answer 5

Vitiligo

Answer 6

Bob Monkhouse used to have vitiligo. He covered it up with a very deep tan that may well have been fake.

Answer 7

Could be Vitiligo (if not itchy or flaking coz if it does then it is fungal).Better undergo a few laboratory tests..ask your dermatologists about it. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

i know that white spots on your nails means you need more milk. Maybe that has something to do with it....

Call a doctor- might be serious, good luck!

LuvCarly

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=white+spots+on+skin

That might help too!
See a doctor!
LuvCarly

Answer 9

Stay out of the sun.

Answer 10

can be eczema, psoriasis and many other things.. we need more discription