2006-12-19 18:01:53 · 3 answers · asked by tli2126 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
vitiligo
Smooth, white patches in the skin, vitiligo is caused by the loss of pigment-producing cells in the skin (melanocytes). The white patches are very sensitive to the sun. There is no cure for vitiligo.
Treatment may include covering smaller patches with long-lasting dyes, light-sensitive drugs, in addition to ultraviolet A light therapy, corticosteroid creams, and depigmentation of the remaining skin.
This is the disorder that caused Michael Jackson to turn as light as he is now.
2006-12-19 18:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by wrldzgr8stdad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The little white spots are probably blisters from overexposing your skin to the sun or uv lights. That being said, never wait for something like this to go away. See a doctor as soon as possible as your body may be developing precancerous cells.
2006-12-19 18:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by mommysylvia25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small white spots may be different skin, like mosquito bites and scares they will not tan at same rate, or not at all.
2006-12-19 18:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by knightrider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bob Monkhouse used to have vitiligo. He covered it up with a very deep tan that may well have been fake.
2016-03-13 08:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋