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Event
First NY Vitiligo Community Group meeting of 2018
NYU's Ambulatory Care Center at 240 East 38th Street, New York, USA
will be on Thursday, February 8th, from 7PM - 8:30PM
on the 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center at 240 East 38th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue
Since this is our first meeting of the year, we will provide an overview of our New York Vitiligo Community Group. Additionally, there will be a research update about a treatment for vitiligo: vitiligo surgery!
Please let us know if you will be able to attend the meeting by email nyvitiligo@gmail.com
NY Vitiligo Community
FAQOther Questions
- Does vitiligo increase the risk of skin cancer?
No, it does not. Despite common misconceptions, people with vitiligo are actually at a lower risk of developing skin cancer—including both nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and mal...
- Pyrostegia venusta as a folk medicine for vitiligo?
Pyrostegia venusta, also known as “flame vine” or “cipó-de-são-joão,” is a neotropical evergreen vine native to Brazil. It thrives in fields, coastal areas, forest edges, and ro...
- Is it possible to stop the progression of vitiligo?
While it's not always possible to quickly stop vitiligo progression, there are some treatments that can help slow or halt the spread of the condition in many cases: Corticostero...
Though it is not always easy to treat vitiligo, there is much to be gained by clearly understanding the diagnosis, the future implications, treatment options and their outcomes.
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