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August 15th 2009
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Session #5
Session #5
Session #4 Flower
Session #3 Shout out to LA!
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Mayo Clinic: Breaks down what Vitiligo actually is
National Vitiligo Foundation
Youtube video
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About Me
- Kelly
- I am 30 years old and I have segmental vitiligo. I am from Lorain,Ohio.I was 11 when I noticed my first spot on my left leg. I remember my dad saying he thought it was ring worm. All I remember after that is it spread so fast it ended up on the left side of my body up to the middle of my back. I was only 11!The doctors prescribed me pills and creams to try to get it to go away! I tried UV lights, even went to the Cleveland Clinic to get answers.My self-esteem when straight down hill after realizing this thing is now part of me.I found a doctor in Cincinnati when I was 17 and thought I will never be in Cincinnati so I just gave up. I went to the military after high school and later met my husband in 2002 that just happened to be from Cincinnati!I met the doctor but he said he didn't do the procedure anymore. After crying in his office he agreed to do it for me just one time.He perfor'med a suction blister procedure where he took skin from my thighs to place over just a couple of the spots.We didn't get a lot of skin like we thought we would, so it didn't cover up as much as I would have liked but I thought this means there is hope for me to be "normal".
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Session#1 with tattoo
I have always wondered if I could get tattoo to cover up my vetiligo, but have wondered if it would be a good idea or not. How have the tattoos you have been doing? Any issues?
ReplyDeletemyspace.com/yahowa
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI've seen your youtube video. I also have vitiligo. I was diagnosed with it when i was 16, i'm 27 now. I have it all over my face, my legs, hands and arms. People tell me that from far away i look like i'm "rockin'" a full sleeve tattoos. I think that's because as a brown man, the white spots really stands out. i just want to answer your question about vitiligo experts. I not sure if you know it or not. in los angeles, california there's a doctor by the name of Dr. pearl grimes. she is the leading expert on this condition, the only downside is that she's not cheap....i stop going because the expense is too much. (i live in long beach, ca) I have a myspace, you can check out how much vitiligo i have. (4-strings slapper on myspace.)
I have vitiligo on my hands and just under my chin and will be meeting with a tattoo artist this weekend. are you happy with how it worked for you?
ReplyDeleteBill
hi,
ReplyDeletelooking at the photos you have a classical case of generalised vitiligo,with these kind of patches you are better of with melanocyte transplant surgery,i have treated these kind of patches with melanocyte transplant surgery and they do well to respond with this treatment you can consider this as one of the options for your vitiligo as this will give you natural skin colour.
another problem you should consider in tattoing is if this is done when your patches are increasing there is a possibility of your existing patches increasing in size due to the truama assoicited with tattoing.
dr vivek