What do they look like?

• Vitiligo scars are flat and paler than the surrounding skin.
• They can occur anywhere on the body.  
• They are caused by loss of pigment in patches of skin, where the body’s own immune system has attacked the pigment cells. 
• A dermatologist is needed to treated the cause of the vitiligo with medication (to stop the immune system attacks). 
• Once the vitiligo is stable then any remaining pale patches might be suitable for scar treatment. 

How can this scar be improved? 

• Vitiligo scars like these can respond well to surgical scar revision, with a treatment of spray-on-skin (ReCell) to put some of your own pigment cells back into the lighter areas to try to make more pigment. 
• Scars like these often benefit from scar therapy in addition to surgery and/or laser to ensure the new scar makes the closest match of pigment possible and reduces the risk of it getting thick or red.  
• If the cause of the Vitiligo is not treated, then any pigment transferred may be lost again when the immune system attacks continue – treatment plans need to be discussed with your dermatologist.