Amalia Moreno International Academy of Micropigmentation, Murcia, Spain.
Curr Probl Dermatol. 2022;56:187-196. doi: 10.1159/000521486. Epub 2023 Jun 1.
Vitiligo is an acquired skin depigmentation disorder that affects 0.5-2% of the world population. It is characterized by loss of the natural brown melanin pigment of the skin clinically manifested as few or many white patches on the skin and microscopically with the total absence of me-lanocytes in the epidermis. The change in appearance caused by vitiligo can affect persons' emotional and psychological well-being and may cause them to alter their lifestyle. The social complication of vitiligo depends on ethnicity and on geography and local opinion, which may deem vitiligo contagious. The aim of the medical tattooing procedure in vitiligo is to revert the white vitiligo patches to normal-looking skin of natural or near natural color through installation of brownish tattoo pigment. The coloring effect is not permanent and tends to fade over time, and repeated treatment may be needed after about a year. This chapter reviews vitiligo and indications, technique, and procedures associated with medical tattooing of the disease.
白癜风是一种获得性皮肤色素脱失疾病，影响全球 0.5%至 2%的人口。其特征是皮肤中天然棕色黑色素的丧失，临床上表现为皮肤上出现少数或许多白色斑块，显微镜下表皮中完全没有黑素细胞。白癜风引起的外观变化会影响人的情绪和心理健康，并可能导致他们改变生活方式。白癜风的社会并发症取决于种族、地理位置和当地意见，可能认为白癜风具有传染性。白癜风的医学纹身程序的目的是通过安装棕褐色纹身颜料，将白色白癜风斑块恢复为自然或接近自然颜色的正常皮肤。着色效果不是永久性的，随着时间的推移会逐渐褪色，大约一年后可能需要重复治疗。本章回顾了白癜风及其与疾病的医学纹身相关的适应证、技术和程序。
