ORLANDO — Tattoos are not just for decorative purposes; they can also be used to treat vitiligo, according to a presentation at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting.

A vitiligo sufferer has got had a tattoo explaining her disease "to stop people staring and questioning her". Whilst on holiday with her parents as a child, Dionne Lees, 23, noticed pigment-free ...

Paramedical tattoos can be used for vitiligo by color matching tattoo ink with patients’ skin tones in vitiligo-affected areas, according to a presenter at the American Society for Dermatologic ...

News; Real Life Stories; Tattoos 'It's called vitiligo': Woman with rare skin condition gets TATTOO as perfect response to people's stares After deciding to stop hiding the condition under make-up ...

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Her message is totally on-point – and now she wears it on her sleeve. Tiffany's poignant tattoo, reading "It's called Vitiligo.", helps educate others on why her skin looks different to theirs.

Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition that causes white patches of depigmentation on certain areas of skin. ... Micropigmentation, or medical tattooing, includes implanting pigment into the skin.

This treatment works for vitiligo by implanting (or tattooing) new pigment into areas of blotchy skin. While this process may be effective, it will likely have to be repeated every few years so ...

The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but some theories link the skin condition and other factors. ... The new patches may appear about 10–14 days after the tattoo.

People who have vitiligo and get a tattoo may notice a new area of depigmentation develop about 10–14 days later. Summary There is currently no cure for vitiligo and no way to prevent the condition.