The treatment can add back pigmentation, but some question whether that is necessarily a good thing.
Ruxolitinib must be prescribed by a doctor because the treatment requires monitoring.
Vitiligo affects all races but is more noticeable in people with skin of colour. It is not infectious or contagious. She said: "The risk of this can be higher among people of colour, as the condition is more noticeable in people with darker skin tones."Winnie Harlow, one of the world's most recognisable models, has embraced having vitiligo rather than trying to hide her patches, although she has said she found living with it as a child "incredibly isolating".
"I can wear make-up to cover it but I can't just walk around unnoticed without it. It helps with that first encounter so people don't stare. "Some people say they feel like they have lost a depth of their identity or had something taken away from them by the disease."Teacher Joti Gata-Aura was diagnosed with vitiligo in her early 20s. At that time, she says, she would have been willing to try almost anything to remedy it.Joti Gata-Aura has written a book about living with vitiligo and building self-confidence"I hadn't accepted the skin I was in.
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