Description: Learn how Vitiligo, an autoimmune skin disease, can deeply impact the lives of Vitiligo patients and push them into isolation.
This website is intended for healthcare professionals in Switzerland
You’ve possibly heard similar perspectives from your patients with vitiligo. Yes, it may commonly be seen as “just” a skin condition, but for people with vitiligo, the impact goes far deeper. The lack of approved treatments doesn’t help. It can create frustrations for you and your patients, leaving patients to face their condition in isolation.
Vitiligo affects approximately 2% of people worldwide and is the most common depigmenting skin disease. 2,3 And yet, many people may downplay the impact of vitiligo, thinking it is only a simple cosmetic skin condition. In fact, vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease 2,3 that deserves greater priority when it comes to new research and treatment.