While vitiligo can affect anyone regardless of race, it creates a particularly brutal experience in Black communities where the contrast between affected and unaffected skin is impossible to hide ...

Causes can range from somewhat harmless sun spots and milia to more serious pityriasis alba, vitiligo, and tinea versicolor that can cause major changes in skin color. The most severe cause involves ...

I’ve been a vitiligo researcher for almost 20 years. While it affects people of all races and ethnicities equally, it’s more visible in people with darker skin tones. As a result, they may be ...

Growing up, Winnie Harlow had to deal with taunts from her classmates, and some shunned her because of her skin.

In the first study, for the first 50 images each for losing skin color, depigmentation, and vitiligo, darker skin made up 37 (74%), 33 (66%), and 45 (90%) of the first 50 pictures, respectively.

PetMD explains, "In dogs and cats, vitiligo starts at a young age and progressively destroys melanocytes. As the melanocytes ...

This article is sponsored by Incyte. Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune condition that manifests as white patches of depigmented skin, or a complete loss of color, on affected areas of the body. The ...

Vitiligo is a chronic disorder that causes patches of the skin to lose its pigmentation. Learn more about the causes, symptoms and treatments.

She encourages people living with vitiligo to reframe how they see their skin. Kopelman said, "Conditions like vitiligo don't define a person's worth or beauty, and many people find confidence by ...

BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke to Harlow about her entrepreneurial journey and the importance of diversity in the beauty and fashion industries. See what she said below. Cay Skin (Image courtesy of MP-IMC) ...

My vitiligo journey: It's taken 30 years but I'm finally learning to accept and love my skin, as well as talk about it openly. I have universal vitiligo, which means I've completely lost all of my ...