{"id":6404,"date":"2023-11-10T08:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T08:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/?page_id=6404"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:47:31","slug":"vitiligo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/pediatric-dermatology\/vitiligo\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitiligo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1450665298\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-810770934\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n  <div id=\"page-header-654135786\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title light simple-title\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Vitiligo          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<p>Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition that can affect children, causing <a href=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/\">a<\/a> loss of pigment in certain areas of their skin. This happens when melanocytes, the cells producing the pigment that colors the skin, hair, and eyes, become dysfunctional or are destroyed, leading to patches of white <a href=\"https:\/\/baltoplasticsurgery.com\/\">skin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-816377432\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-816377432 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-816377432 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hide-for-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t.slider-info-6406.bafg-slider-info .bafg-slider-title {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 22px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t.slider-info-6406.bafg-slider-info .bafg-slider-description {\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t.slider-info-6406.bafg-slider-info .bafg_slider_readmore_button {\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t.slider-info-6406.bafg-slider-info .bafg_slider_readmore_button:hover {\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bafg-twentytwenty-container slider-6406  \"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-orientation=\"horizontal\" bafg-default-offset=\"0.5\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-before-label=\"Before\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-after-label=\"After\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-overlay=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-move-slider-on-hover=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-click-to-move=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"skip-lazy\" data-skip-lazy\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-aft.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"skip-lazy\" data-skip-lazy\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-bef.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bafg-slider-info-wraper\">\n\t\t<div style=\"\" class=\"slider-info-6406 bafg-slider-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"show-for-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t.slider-info-6411.bafg-slider-info .bafg-slider-title {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 22px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t.slider-info-6411.bafg-slider-info .bafg-slider-description {\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t.slider-info-6411.bafg-slider-info .bafg_slider_readmore_button {\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t.slider-info-6411.bafg-slider-info .bafg_slider_readmore_button:hover {\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bafg-twentytwenty-container slider-6411  \"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-orientation=\"horizontal\" bafg-default-offset=\"0.5\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-before-label=\"Before\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-after-label=\"After\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-overlay=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-move-slider-on-hover=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tbafg-click-to-move=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"skip-lazy\" data-skip-lazy\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-aft-mob.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"skip-lazy\" data-skip-lazy\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-bef-mob.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bafg-slider-info-wraper\">\n\t\t<div style=\"\" class=\"slider-info-6411 bafg-slider-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-810770934 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 11px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_757384514\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill bg-loaded bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1144450172\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2061047050\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Key features<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2061047050 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-2061047050 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 90px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-359367762\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-359367762 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-359367762 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1542292475\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1665248185\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Patches of Depigmented Skin<\/h3>\n<p>The main symptom is the appearance of white patches. These can develop anywhere but are commonly found on sun-exposed areas, such as the face, hands, and arms, as well as around body openings like the mouth and eyes.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1665248185 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1276533578\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Hair and eye involvement<\/h3>\n<p>Besides the skin, vitiligo can cause the hair (including eyebrows) to turn white or gray. Rarely, the color of the eyes may change.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1276533578 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1242347621\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1242347621 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1242347621 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1429579306\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1225650319\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Symmetrical patterns<\/h3>\n<p>Often, if a patch appears on one side of the body, a similar patch might develop on the opposite side.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1225650319 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-555255066\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Emotional impact<\/h3>\n<p>Children may feel self-conscious or upset about the appearance of the patches, leading to lowered self-esteem or emotional distress. Encouraging a supportive environment is crucial.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-555255066 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-868926390\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-868926390 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-868926390 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1817253506\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1349588847\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Variable progression<\/h3>\n<p>Some children may quickly develop more patches, while in others, the progression is slow. Occasionally, the patches might regain color.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1349588847 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_757384514 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_661358820\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill bg-loaded bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1988488533\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-275277008\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-275277008 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-275277008 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 90px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-918263691\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-918263691 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1094025009\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-976597586\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Topical<br \/>\ncorticosteroids<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-47319719\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-47319719 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>These can help reduce inflammation and restore some color to the skin. They&#8217;re especially effective on smaller patches.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-976597586 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-976597586 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-317695876\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"51\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-2-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Excimer laser<br \/>\n(XTRAC)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1102172884\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1102172884 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Targeted laser therapy might be suitable for small patches of vitiligo.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-317695876 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-317695876 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1347936295\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1347936295 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1347936295 {\n    padding-top: 40px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1693679540\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-641706289\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-3-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Topical calcineurin<br \/>\ninhibitors<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1976078109\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1976078109 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Such as tacrolimus or pimecrolimus can be used on the face and other sensitive areas as they don&#8217;t thin the skin like steroids.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-641706289 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-641706289 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1157907786\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 33px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-4-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Light<br \/>\nTherapy<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-924013270\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-924013270 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Using ultraviolet A (UVA) or ultraviolet B (UVB) light can be effective, especially for widespread vitiligo. However, for children, the therapy&#8217;s duration and frequency need to be carefully monitored.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1157907786 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1157907786 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-928987506\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-928987506 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-928987506 {\n    padding-top: 40px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2057770496\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1002568867\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 36px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-5-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Topical<br \/>\nimmunomodulators<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1554742289\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1554742289 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>JAK inhibitors cream, like Opzelura, is designed to modulate inflammatory proteins linked with vitiligo.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1002568867 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1002568867 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_661358820 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1880892746\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill bg-loaded bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-924382403\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1495069152\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Recommendations<\/span><\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-55162307\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-55162307 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-55162307 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1495069152 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1495069152 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 90px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1001536170\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1619851051\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-11\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Here are some recommendations for managing vitiligo:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1880757312\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1880757312 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1672463563\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1605043529\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-6-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Sun<br \/>\nprotection<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-672410373\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-672410373 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Children&#8217;s skin is sensitive. Ensure they wear sunscreen, protective clothing, and hats when outside. Avoiding peak sun hours is also beneficial.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1605043529 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1605043529 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1795206717\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-7-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Sstress<br \/>\nmanagement<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-789947315\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-789947315 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Encourage activities that help your child relax and feel happy. Regular family activities or hobbies can be beneficial.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1795206717 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1795206717 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-172988640\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-172988640 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-172988640 {\n    padding-top: 40px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-503331252\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-292406077\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 33px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-8.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Camouflage<br \/>\ntechniques<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1222929378\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1222929378 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>There are child-friendly cosmetics designed to cover the patches temporarily, which can be especially helpful for older kids concerned about their appearance.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-292406077 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-292406077 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-390847937\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-9.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Maintain a<br \/>\nhealthy lifestyle<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-525231421\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-525231421 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Encourage a balanced diet and physical activities, which, while not directly curing vitiligo, contribute to overall wellness.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-390847937 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-390847937 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 100px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-185962708\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-185962708 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-185962708 {\n    padding-top: 40px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2102665924\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1359674021\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/cioccadermatology.com\/my_uploads\/2023\/11\/Vitiligo-10.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Moisturize<br \/>\nregularly<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-982829725\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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