Leucoderma
Leucoderma is a miserable acquired skin disorder, making skin white due to loss of the melanin pigment. It is a non-contagious disease. It is otherwise termed as vitiligo. This progressive, cutaneous discolouration or depigmentation of the skin disturbs the sufferer cosmetically more and rarely functionally i.e. they feel ashamed to face the public.
Leucoderma is mostly restricted to the epidermis layer. Herethe , skin function is otherwise normal with texture, hair growth, thermostat functions and sweat. Congenital absence of melanin pigment is called albinism. In this albinism the pigment is entirely absent in both layers of skin, hair and eyes. Also albinism has no treatment at all, since it occurs due to complete absence of melanocyte cells to get induced for the production of melanin pigment.
Symptoms
Leucoderma appears as odd, harmless, white spots or patches disturbing the appearance of the sufferer. Mostly, no other symptoms can be noted except whiteness of the skin. The whiteness usually starts as a small discoloured white or pale or brown spot which spreads and becomes whiter day by day and becomes milky white in the course of time. The occurrence may be in a single spot or multiple spots. Hair on the spot will also become white. The hypopigmented or white skin is usually margined by hyperpigmented demarcations. The person's health is no way affected except for leading to depression. Usually, it spreads very slowly, but sometimes it may also be very fast to appear all over the body. Also many a time it may remain the same for a prolonged period without spreading, even without treatment. It may cause itching sometimes, due to exposure to the sun or coming in contact with chemicals, which shows easy friability and susceptibility of the skin. Leucoderma sometimes appears pale, sometimes red and some other times, milky white.
Homoeopathy Treatment For Leucoderma
Homoeopathy offers proven treatment for the cases of vitiligo which do not have extensive spread.
Homeopathic treatment works in the following manner:
- Controlling the spread of Vitiligo by attempting to correct the immune system
- Enhancing the natural melanocyte formation (melanogenesis)
What does the treatment do?
The scientific and documented study shows that the homeopathic treatment helps achieve:
- Enhances melanocyte formation by stimulating the natural process called melanogenesis
- Controls genetic disposition by using miasmatic medicines
- Treats after effects of environmental factors such as exposure to chemicals
- Treats aftereffects of emotional stress which may have triggered the disease process of vitiligo
- Corrects the hormonal imbalance such as Underactive thyroid (hypothyroid)
- Helps body cope up with stress and emotional pressures
- Individualistic approach whereby every patient is treated based on one's case
What is the duration of treatment for Vitiligo
Vitiligo is an obstinate, difficult disease which is largely considered incurable. The duration of treatment depends on the following parameters
- Extent of vitiligo: Fewer spots respond faster and better than larger number of sports
- Size of sports: Smaller spots respond better than larger spots. Very large spots may not respond
- Vitiligo spots on one side of the body respond better than those on identically other side (Bilateral Symmetrical).
- Spots on the finger tips, lips, corner of the mouth, etc. do not respond. This can be controlled if treatment is taken for long time.
Most patients show improvement within initial four months, in form of re-pigmentation or slowing down of spread of vitiligo.