Living with the autoimmune condition vitiligo means having unique patterns of skin that look different from the rest of your body—and more than 70 to 100 million people are affected by the condition, according to the Global Vitiligo Foundation. While some people, like model Winnie Harlow, embrace these changes, others don’t like the differences in their skin tone and though treatments for vitiligo are available, they’re imperfect and results can vary.
Now, new research suggests that a combination therapy that combines an existing treatment with an oral medication can have impressive results and improve skin repigmentation.“Vitiligo remains a challenging condition to treat,” says Giovanni Leone, MD, lead study author and a researcher at the Photodermatology and Vitiligo Treatment Center at Israelite Hospital in Rome. But this combination therapy may make it easier for patients to get the results they’re after in the future. Here’s why. Click here to read more.
