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we live in, we are so much more. We live in a body that contains the real person we truly are. Our skin and all that is behind our physical holders is just a carrier.
We have a soul that represents our true essence.”- Anonyms. The vitiligo victims need to blend and have to gather with other people. So, act normal towards the
vitiligo victims is the best thing that readers can do. As the second problem of study on this paper, the author uses a question
of what the vitiligians have done to manage and overcome the skin disease and the problems. A stressful condition will only be reduced when a person successfully
copes with it. Successful coping is engaged with a number of factors, including engage in problem-focused coping, use positive self-talk, seek social support, and
practice relaxation. These engage in psychology part.
3.3 The Steps of Managing the Skin Disease
Indeed, vitiligo has taken a serious attention of Dermatologist expert in science of the skin and they have given their time and energy to resolve about
this disease and they shared some tips about how to manage vitiligo in daily life, by that, the author herself doing some ways to overcome this disease in daily life,
and those are: 1 By protecting the skin from the sun
This tip is engage with some reasonable ideas of the dermatologist: a.
Skin that has lost its pigmentthe skin color sunburn very easily b.
Vitiligo can be worsen if getting a bad sunburn c.
For the vitiligo victims who have a fair skin, avoiding the sun will keep the skin away from tan that will make the vitiligo noticeable.
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So, to protect the skin from the sun, the author herself using sunscreen with UVAUVB protection, a Sun Protection Factor SPF of 30 or more, and
water resistance one and wearing clothing that protects her skin from the sun as like using a half long hands shirtt-shirt and pant if go outside and using umbrella.
2 Avoiding getting a tattoo or any kind of thing that need to have wound the skin. It will make the vitiligo spreading easily.
3 Learning more about vitiligo. Knowledge often improves a person’s quality of life. So do people who
have a problem with their health. By searching and reading in some media about vitiligo helps the author learning more can help her decides what treatment feels
right for her. 4 Eating the best food
The author herself eating the food that is good for vitiligo as like oranges,
lemons, grapefruits, cantaloupe, kiwis, strawberries, vegetables, tomatoes, red, green peppers and broccoli that are rich vitamin c regularly and avoiding the food
that is not good to eat as like
cashew, mango, cassava, cherry, red chilies, areca nut, raspberry, blackberry, cranberry, blueberries, pears, apples, and teas as they
contain phenol compounds tannins. 5 Applying ointment every night Protopic Ointment 0.1 and drinking celery
juice regularly. But it is better for the vitiligo victims to consult with the skin doctor first before deciding to choose one of the treatments to cure vitiligo.
Many people and even doctors said that vitiligo is hard to be cure but, of course, it can be cure with a long time treatment of the vitiligo victims. So, the
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vitiligo victims themselves believe, hope, and keep faith that they will get well soon.
Marcela Romero says, “I will begin a homeopathic treatment for vitiligo. The treatment was suggested by an acquaintance of mine and the treatment from
India. Wish me luck with it.” And Rosco Freeman shared his vitiligo treatment by consuming herbal organic baby red and green romaine, chilantro, salad, banana,
and celery. And Rotua Meyly is also consuming these to cure vitiligo.
3.4 The Steps of Overcoming the Psychological Problems
