Many vitiligo patients will choose active treatment in spring and summer, but no longer insist on treatment after entering autumn and winter. On the one hand, spring is the season when white spots are unstable, and many patients will experience recurrence or expansion of white spots in spring and summer. Second, the skin is exposed in spring and summer, which affects the image. Third, because white spots become lighter in autumn and winter, patients think that white spots have stabilized or improved, so The mood for treatment is no longer so urgent.
In fact, the lightening of white spots in autumn and winter is an illusion. The reason why white spots are very white in summer is because the sun is strong, and normal skin becomes darker after being exposed to the sun. Normal skin looks particularly white against the white spots, but it is just the opposite in autumn and winter. In autumn and winter, the color of everyone's skin gradually becomes lighter, and the contrast with white spots becomes less obvious. It makes everyone mistakenly think that the white spots have become lighter, so they choose to stop treatment.
In fact, autumn and winter are a good season for treating vitiligo.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes treating summer diseases and winter diseases. The ancient Chinese medicine book "Huangdi Neijing" mentions the theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer, and nourishing yin in autumn and winter", which is applicable to chronic diseases with symptoms that are worse in summer and lighter in winter. In autumn and winter, focus on moistening dryness and nourishing yin, so that in spring and summer, yin and yang will be harmonious, and the original disease symptoms will be alleviated or even disappear. Vitiligo is a disease that tends to occur or worsens in spring and summer, and is suitable for diagnosis and treatment in autumn and winter. Adhering to treatment in autumn and winter lays a solid foundation for good results in the coming spring.