How long does vitiligo spread?

Vitiligo six months to ten years may appear diffusion. Vitiligo in

most cases is due to the destruction of melanocytes, a large number of melanin caused by the disease. If the patient usually do not pay attention to sunscreen, regular exposure to chemicals, it may cause serious damage to melanocytes, resulting in the spread of white spots about six months. If the patient is emotionally stable, sunscreen measures properly, the skin does not appear chemical and physical damage, may be ten years or so before it spreads.

Patients should follow the doctor's advice to use hydrocortisone cream, compound dexamethasone acetate cream and other drugs to prevent white spot spread, promote the skin color to return to normal.