I have had vitiligo for about 50 years, since age 12. I gradually got more spots as I aged. My hands were mostly white about 10 years ago. After seeking treatment for the first time a couple of years ago my hands were the last part of my body (other than my face) to show recovery but I am still getting my original skin color back on my hands. My body went from hundreds of spots to a few. The only treatment that worked for me was UVB. I have a home unit which makes it easier and I also have light skin color. It took 3 months of treatments to show any changes and then had big changes every week. Due to my light skin color I never got close to the time exposed recommend on the UVB unit or I would get a sunburn.

Thank you very much.My first experience was terrible.All that I know about vitiligo I researched on my own .

I too have a small spot of vitiligo on my right hand; the hand is essentially a ‘joint area’ of the body. Joint areas normally take longer to treat than non-joint areas of the body. Treatment of Vitiligo on the hand, feet, ankles, elbows, wrists and neck treatment require perseverance to achieve success. I'm suggesting you go your dermatologist to get diagnosis for your hand and then allow your doctor to determine your action of treatment. My dermatologist explained to me joint areas are under constant movement which causes stress to the area making treatment slower; he has me for treatment with Vitilox Cream and Vitilox Vitamin B12 & Folic acid tablet. I apply Vitilox Pigmentation Cream to the affected area twice a day, mornings and evenings. Because my hands are washed often in a day, the cream is applying twice a day instead of the usual once daily. One Vitamin B12 & Folic acid tablet is taken in the morning with my breakfast. The Vitilox Vitamin B12 & Folic acid worked well in preventing any further spread of the Vitiligo. 😀

VitiPower hello and I hope you're doing well! I'm blessed and happy to see another day. I suggest you make an appointment with your dermatologist to address, have exam and tests to find out why you have vitiligo growth on your hands and other parts of your body. I've read in an article online melanocytes – skin cells that make pigment – are attacked and destroyed, causing the skin to turn a milky-white color. In vitiligo, the white patches usually appear symmetrically on both sides of your body, such as on both hands or both knees. Additionally, non-segmental vitiligo tends to develop slowly. People may develop new patches of depigmented skin on and off throughout their lives. Segmental vitiligo tends to advance more quickly than non-segmental at first, causing rapid depigmentation during the first 6 months to a year. 😀

I'm 81, started when I was in my 60's. Mostly on my hand - I wear fingerless gloves when out and about as the sun actually burns the V on my hands. It was mostly inactive for many years - Husband died last year and I think the stress has started it up again...seems like bigger splotches on my hands lately. I have various other ailments so the new med is not for me.....but at my age, I don't really care. hugs