My Life With Vitiligo

After 2 years of making this video I decided to take charge and try to kick vitiligo to the curb...thanks to all your support.... check my updated vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8LsJ9tlzQ8


Hey guys....just me opening up to you to share something personal...for a change from weight loss blogging.
I Have a skin disease called Vitiligo...you guys have obviously seen it in my vids. Here is me opening up about it
in case you wondered !

XOX
Catherine



Vitiligo is a chronic relatively common dermatologic disorder that causes depigmentation
in patches of skin. It occurs when the melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin
pigmentation, die or are unable to function. The precise pathogenesis, or cause, of
vitiligo is complex and not yet fully understood. There is some evidence suggesting it is
caused by a combination of autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors. The population
incidence worldwide is considered to be between 1% and 2%[citation needed]. Non-segmental
vitiligo has a greater prevalence than the disorder's other form(s).

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[CassieAnnaCary]

DAMN..you got some UGLY feet, hun, and it's not the vitiligo. (pronounced VIT-ILL-EYE-GO) and mine has re-pigmented. Research dear.

[back2therealme]

@CassieAnnaCary no need to be a bitch ;) have a nice day..

[1kYOko9]

im in 7th grade. my vitiligo started when i was born so it's progressed a lot. mine was genetic( my dad has it). btw, you CAN'T get skin cancer in the non-pigmented areas.

[MegaBieber6]

my 12 year old little sister has vitiligo. she has had it since she was born and now its on her legs, feet, waist, arms, hands and more. she dosn't care what other people think, because she accepts it. she has lots of friends and shes very pretty. btw,you don't get vitiligo from being in the sun without protecting your skin.

[Roman007p]

Hi Everyone! Dnt kno if this helps but there is lots of people taking a medicine. It has several different names (ie) Melanotan, scenesse, melanotan 2. Apparently alot of people with vitiligo have reported great things, pretty much their vitiligo dissapears. You can find out more by typing it in to google etc or going to the melanotan forum and vitiligo forum! Hope this helps ( an important note: the drug isnt licensed yet buy people have been buying it online) I dont have vitiligo myself but h

[ovoxoLiisaa]

AND ITS PRONOUNCED VI-TA-LIE-GO YOU ILLITERATE UNINFORMED BITCH.

:)

[gnossticc]

@edmmonds Go to a deramtologist. They have ways and madicine to stop it, do it NOW!

[96Leslye]

i got it on my cheek and a bit on my forehead if some1 know how to like cover or cure it please send me a message im 15 years old and its not very easy to get a girlfriend when it is on my face so plz respond if u know something

[mavi271000]

I’m a 17 year old female and let me say, people who judge on appearance are perfect representatives of Ignorance. I know this is all easy to say coming from a person who doesn't have vitiligo, but I've dealt with aggressive acne problems and had to take pills for it (twice), have been mocked about my face and although now the acne is gone, I still have scars... Beauty really lies in the eye of the beholder and the people who are blind have more to worry about than those of us who can see. :)

[fishlimpet]

@back2therealme at least yours is only on your feet and you can easily hide it. im a guy, and since birth have had a nice vitiligo spot right beside my mouth...kinda like a permanent cumshot you could say. cant hide it. but i cant complain, because im white and it could be worse. i almost wish i was black so there would be no way to hide it, and there fore would have to accept it instead of denying it. were all in this together. and there is no shame. your feet are beautiful.

[MCbellows]

Hey, so I'm 15 years old and have found out that I have also got vitiligo.

I was wondering if anyone could please tell me whether vitiligo will cause your hair to go grey or white? And also if you haven't caught it from tanning, whether your skin will be blotchy or go fully pale?