Vitiligo or Leucoderma is a mentally disturbing disorder which causes anxiety and depression among sufferers. As it is visibly prominent, that is why it has unwanted social attention. All these factors indicate vitiligo as a disability in a patient’s mind. Unwanted social attention from peer groups regardless of whether it is from personal or professional sides makes it difficult. Gradually all negative thoughts start in patient’s mind, and he /she starts to correlate this as a disability.
Vitiligo should not be considered as a disability.
Certain factors prove vitiligo not being a disability as:
- Vitiligo is a disorder which is related to skin colour loss only. The autoimmune triggered cells in self kill mode harms the melanin pigment producing cells. As a result, loss of pigment occurs over the skin forming a white patch with natural tendency of spreading. Cause of Vitiligo is widely accepted as autoimmunity.
- Vitiligo is a silence disorder. There are no symptoms of vitiligo. It does not cause any pain and comes suddenly. No weakness or debility can be noticed in vitiligo in general.
- As vitiligo has no symptoms it is not even considered a disease in medical science. It is non-infectious and non-contagious. Therefore, medicines such as antibiotics are of no use in vitiligo.
- Vitiligo affects socially and mentally. As mentioned above, due to its visibility and prominence it can be easily noticed in a person’s skin. Lot of suggestions and unwanted home remedies being suggested by random persons makes the patient mind more vulnerable. In such a state of mind, the sufferer finds himself nowhere. In his/her thoughts, he/she thinks it as a disability.
- Socializing with people, discussing problems with friends and family can ease their state of mind. Similarly, finding a good Ayurvedic treatment for vitiligo and leukoderma with a specialist suggestion can help them to deal wisely.