Bollywood actor Vijay Varma recently opened up about his skin condition vitiligo which had bothered him during the initial days of his career. Vijay has impressed audiences through his performance in many films and shows like Gully Boy, Darling and Lust Stories 2. “Vitiligo is just a skin condition that doesn’t drastically change your life.
The condition did affect me when I was out of work. But after seeing success, it stopped bothering me,” Vijay said. The actor said that he doesn’t cover the vitiligo patches on his body when he steps out.
Apparently, he does it only in the movies as he doesn’t want the audience to look at anything else, diverting their attention. What is vitiligo? Melanin, which is produced by the melanocyte cells in the skin, is what gives pigmentation to the skin. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that destroys these skin cells, causing the skin to lose its natural pigmentation in patches where the melanocyte cells are absent.
As it is an autoimmune disease, vitiligo patients are prone to other autoimmune diseases like thyroid, parathyroid and diabetes. Is it contagious? Vitiligo isn’t contagious. However, in around thirty per cent of cases, vitiligo is seen in the patients’ close relatives too.
So, it is assumed that genetic factors may play a pivotal role in this disease. Symptoms Even though white patches or discolouration could be spotted in any part of the body, vitiligo is mostly seen on the face as well as on the legs and hands. The .