A Graphic designer has responded to a girl’s request to remove her vitiligo from a photo in a bid to make her prettier. James Fridman is well known for trolling social media users who ask him to transform their photos to make them look ‘perfect’. However, when a girl with vitiligo sent him her photo –…
Study: Do you have Vitiligo? Your help is needed
The HI-Light Vitiligo Trial is looking at whether using a hand held light therapy device at home combined with a topical steroid ointment would be an effective treatment for vitiligo. Adults and children are needed to take part in The HI-Light Vitiligo Trial to test two home-based treatments – steroid cream and light treatment using a…
Model with vitiligo goes viral after powerful post
A model who hid her vitiligo for 10 years has gone viral after she posted a powerful post about beauty on Instagram. Breanne Rice was diagnosed with vitiligo at the age of 19 and after spending years hiding her skin, wrote a series of powerful posts about how we define beauty. She posted; “The biggest change has been…
Meet Rowdy, the viral Black Lab with vitiligo
We recently posted about a dog with vitiligo. Not just any dog, though. A dog who was the subject of a Photoshop battle on Reddit. (If you missed it, read here.) Shortly after we published the post, we wondered – who is the pooch? And we have found the answer. This is Rowdy, and in fact, he…
Black lab with vitiligo gets Photoshop battle
A black lab whose fur is slowly turning white has been on the receiving end of a Photoshop battle. Reported by Mashable, this 15 year old Labrador has had a Photoshop fix after his photo was posted to Reddit. Mashable describes: ‘Turns out, there are great deal of superheroes this dog looks like (many from…
A Vitiligo Project
4brphotography: I have suffered from Vitiligo for a long time now, since I was about 6/7 and I am 22. Read More
Tamar Braxton on bleaching accusations and her struggle with vitiligo
Singer Tamar Braxton opens up about her struggle with vitiligo in response to accusations she bleaches her skin. “I’ve always had it, since I was a young girl. It’s not as bad as others because everybody has it differently, but I’ve certainly had mine diagnose. “Anybody with skin issues knows that that’s a very sensitive…
Grey hair could be ‘a thing of the past’ – could this mean a cure for vitiligo?
Grey hair could be ‘a thing of the past’ – could this mean a cure for vitiligo? A cure for grey hair could be available in the future after scientists said they had discovered the secret as to why follicles become discoloured as we grow older.