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A beautiful 'Vitiligo Spokesmodel' lands spot on America's Next Top Model
Chantelle Brown-Young has now 107,000+ followers on Instagram as the America's Next Top Model show date gets closer. Also known as Winnie Harlow, she was recently invited back to her high school to do a motivational talk on the discrimination she faced. We will post more updates as the story develops >>>
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- Which is better for judging vitiligo — Wood’s lamp or dermoscopy?
A recent study out of India compared the two head-to-head. Both tools correlated fairly well with clinical criteria, but dermoscopy had a slight edge: Wood’s lamp: sensitivity 7...
- Will it spread?
Vitiligo is famously unpredictable, but it doesn't move at random. By looking at thousands of cases, researchers have identified specific patterns of how the condition behaves. ...
- Isn't it just a cosmetic disorder?
Contrary to popular belief, vitiligo is not merely a cosmetic issue but a complex autoimmune disorder that affects the body’s largest organ—along with other vital systems—and is...
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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