When can vitiligo treatment stop

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A piece of vitiligo on my neck has been treated for more than a year. Now I feel like it's good. There's no big difference between the skin and normal skin. I think I can stop the treatment. However, when I ask the doctor, the doctor still asks me to take medicine all the time. After a while, it's easy to relapse if I stop taking medicine. We always talk about when I can stop taking medicine.

When can vitiligo treatment stop

First: the general treatment of vitiligo to three months as a course of treatment. But also according to the individual situation to see whether the drug can be stopped. On the one hand, we can take the naked eye to see whether the white spot has recovered. On the other hand, after the skin color of the affected area is complete, we can test it with wood lamp. If possible, we can finally do skin CT to see whether the pigment has recovered. In general, the drug was consolidated and reduced for 2-3 months.

Second: patients need to use drugs under the guidance of doctors in regular hospitals. They must not abuse drugs and switch therapy at will, which is unfavorable to the treatment of vitiligo. Therefore, the treatment of vitiligo must go to the regular hospital for professional treatment.

This needs to consider a variety of issues, such as whether the patients with vitiligo are treated in time after the discovery of the disease, whether they have taken the correct treatment measures, and whether they have symptomatic medication, etc. these issues have an impact on the treatment time of vitiligo.

matters needing attention

In addition, it is also very important to strengthen daily protection. Eat less spicy food and fruits rich in vitamin C, such as oranges, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi fruit and tomatoes. Eat more peanuts, walnuts, bean products and animal liver, which is good for the disease.