Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder causing depigmentation of the skin, not contagious, yet widely misunderstood. It affects around 1% of the global population, often beginning before age 30.
What’s one myth or misconception about vitiligo you think should be addressed? 
They mental health and acceptance should be addressed and handled in a gentle way.
Public awareness is necessary
Myth - it is non contagious in nature ones cannot catch it from someone else through touch or being in close contact
Know the difference between Vitiligo and Albinism.
Vitiligo develop over time typically at adulthood
Albnisim present by birth in body
Vitiligo is an acquired condition where the immune system destroys melanocytes, causing patchy skin depigmentation.
Albinism is a genetic disorder where melanin is absent or reduced from birth, affecting skin, hair, and eyes globally.
It’s sad how something that isn’t even contagious still carries so much stigma. Vitiligo is a medical condition, not something to be judged. More awareness, less ignorance please
The biggest myth about vitiligo is that it is contagious.
Till today their is not much acceptance regarding this disease .
Society still sees it more than a disease . Patients has to suffer both ways mentally and physically .
It’s such an important initiative to raise awareness and break the stigma around this often misunderstood condition.
For anyone interested in a deeper dive, MedBound Times published an insightful piece featuring expert views from Dr. Gurman Singh Bhasin, MD Dermatology:
World Vitiligo Day: Awareness, Expert Insights, and the Path Forward
Dr. Bhasin shares:
Good article!
Its a myth that it is always inherited which is false, genetics can play a role but it entirely doesn’t depend on it. As its autoimmune, neither genetics nor food is the reason. It is the body’s cells that attack its own melanocytes due to error in body’s immune system.
Awareness grows one person and one conversation at a time. The more we become aware and spread awareness , the more stigma will reduce.
Public awareness is must.
