Vitiligo and Sun Exposure - Why You Need to Protect Your Skin From The Sun

Vitiligo and Sun Exposure - Why You Need to Protect Your Skin From The Sun
Vitiligo is a skin disease in which melanocytes (the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed. This skin disorder is characterized by the sudden loss of the inherited skin colour and results in white patches appear on the skin in different parts of the body. The white patches also appear on both the mucous membranes (tissues that can be found inside of the mouth and nose) and the retina (the eyeball's inner layer). Sometimes, the hair that grows turns white on areas affected by vitiligo.