The colour of the skin and hair is determined by melanin. This disease occurs when the cells that give birth to melanin stop functioning. They can affect people of all skin types, but they may be more noticeable to people with darker skin. This is not a life-threatening condition but can give rise to stress.

One can go for leucoderma treatment in Bangalore which can restore the colour of the affected skin. But that does not mean that it will prevent the continued loss of skin colour and its recurrence. Here are the symptoms one is looking for: 

• Skin colour loss and formation of patches which mostly appear first on the hands and then on the face, and other areas of the body.

• Premature greying or whitening of hair on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes or even beard.

• Loss of colour in the tissues that line inside the mouth and the nose which is called mucous membranes.

Depending on the type of the vitiligo, it can affect nearly all the skin surfaces. The most common type is called the generalised vitiligo or the discoloured patches which often progress to other body parts in a symmetrical manner. It can also happen at one side of the body which is called the segmental vitiligo. And finally, it can happen only on few areas which are called localised vitiligo.

One needs to see a doctor when the areas of the skin, mucous membrane and hair start to lose colour. Though vitiligo has no cure, but the right treatment can stop or slow down the process of discolouring. It can occur because of the following reasons:

• An autoimmune condition or a disorder in the immunity system.

• A trigger even like severe sunburn, stress or contact with some chemicals.

• Social or psychological distress.

• Sunburns and hearing loss.

The choice of treatment completely depends on the age of the patient and how much skin is involved in there and the speed by which the disease is progressing. One can see doctors at the leucoderma clinic in Bangalore, and they can prescribe some light-based therapies and medications. This can not only help to restore the skin colour but can also even out the skin tone. But there are some treatments that can come with some side effects. So, the doctor can primarily ask the patient to apply some self-tanning product if the affected area is small.

If it is decided to be treated with drugs or a therapy and surgery, then this entire process may take a few months to show its effectiveness. There can be more than one process or combination of treatments which can work best for an individual.