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Can I Use Sun exposure/ UV with Anti-Vitiligo?

April 26, 2017anti-vitiligo exposure Sun UV

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Can I Use Sun exposure/ UV with Anti-Vitiligo?

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All local medicines used for re-pigmentation in vitiligo(leucoderma) are basically photo sensitizers which differ in potency and in safety. Sunlight/UV light will obviously increase the response, but an occasional patient may show an exaggerated response even to the gentlest medication and get a skin reaction in the form of sunburns. It is recommended hence that you start using UV/Sunlight for a very short time in the beginning on a limited area, and if the response is favorable you can gradually increase the exposure.