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Vitiligo, also known as leucodemia, is a degenerative disease of the skin, where melanocytes, cells responsible for skin pigment, die, thus failing to produce melanin (skin pigment substance) in the area where death occurred Cell.

What are the symptoms?

The skin takes on a look with white spots (where there is no melanin production) in contrast to the original color of the skin. These spots are usually circular areas well defined edges and a variable length, which, to go together, can be taken indefinitely. Usually seen more frequently in the extremities (hands and feet), and the areas of extension and flexion and the elbows and knees. In some cases, on the face and genitals. Read the rest of this entry »

The care of our skin deserves our attention and concern, as there are many factors that can produce skin diseases. Some of these factors relate to the environment, since both in terms of pollution such as climate change, these are always becomes drier depending on your environment and atmosphere in which we live.

That is why we use different mechanisms in the care of our skin. In this sense, the benefits of lemon for skin justify the application of the fruit, and then tell why. We mention that one of the most common uses in relation to skin care, is able to mix the lemon juice with aloe vera to obtain a paste or cream that will naturally cleanse the skin. Read the rest of this entry »

It is a skin disease characterized by loss of pigment (color) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin.

Causes, incidence and risk factors

It appears that vitiligo is an acquired disease and can occur at any age. There is an increasing proportion of this condition in some families.

The cause of vitiligo, but it is thought that autoimmunity could be a factor. This condition is associated with three systemic diseases:

* Pernicious Anemia
* Hypothyroidism
* Addison’s Disease

The disease affects about 1% of the population of the United States.

Symptoms

Vitiligo is more noticeable in darker skinned people because of the contrast of white patches against dark skin

There is a sudden or gradual appearance of flat areas of normal-feeling skin with complete pigment loss. Lesions appear as flat areas with no pigment and darker edge, as margins are sharply defined but irregular.

Frequently affected areas are the face, elbows, knees, hands, feet and genitals.

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The controlled disposal of the uppermost layer of skin has become the most widely used to remove fine wrinkles, age spots and other slight imperfections and to get a better skin quality in any season. This exfoliation of dead cells in the epidermis skin gives way to a renewed, more beautiful, more smooth and homogeneous is achieved through various techniques of peeling. Another technique, laser resurfacing, also manages to stimulate production of collagen and elastin spectacular aesthetic results. We tell you what they are.

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