Researchers say they may have treatment for gray hair

[cynannmarie]

36. vitiligo can be a seriously disfiguring and stigmatizing condition for many millions

My son has had vitiligo since age 8 and suffered a lot of teasing and distressing comments over the years, especially difficult for a young child and teenager. And his case is somewhat moderate--although most of the affected areas are on his face and hands, and includes a white eyelash and some head hair--highly noticeable in contrast to his otherwise almost black hair. Fortunately, his skin color is quite fair which makes the lack of pigment in the affected skin areas not as obvious as it would be if his skin was darker. However, for people with darker skin tones and/or more extensive affected areas, this condition can be extremely disfiguring and traumatic. And so far there has been almost nothing in the way of an effective treatment or cure. Therefore this is a very welcome development for many, many vitiligo sufferers--40 to 50 million world wide. Because vitiligo is not a life threatening condition, it has never received the research funding of other many other diseases, so it is great that new developments are finally being discovered.