DOUBTS:   TREATMENT MAKES VITILIGO WORSE

REALITY: Some patients are terrified that anything can make them worse so they avoid creams, sun exposure, and going to the dermatologist for phototherapy, because they feel it is so unpredictable and don’t have any faith, says Dr.Cheng aihua from Huahai Vitiligo Hospital. “If a person goes through treatment and does it for at least three months, they should not get worse,” she says.