Should I marry a girl or a boy with Vitiligo?

Vitiligo is a skin disorder where the skin loses its color because of deficient production of the skin pigment called melanin or destruction of the melanin. It shows in the form of irregular white patches on the skin.

Young people of marriageable age having Vitiligo often suffer from social and cosmetic concerns, especially while selecting suitable life partners. This is truer especially in brown skin people, as the white patches of vitiligo look more prominent in them.

There are many misconceptions in society about Vitiligo. The patients of Vitiligo themselves take a very long time to accept the disease and come to terms.

If an unmarried girl or boy starts getting Vitiligo, the first hurdle he faces is in getting marriage proposals, especially in those countries where arranged marriages are still more common.

As people are not aware of vitiligo and its causes, they feel scared of relating with the Vitiligo affected individuals. Most of the time they reject proposals of Vitiligo-affected patients.

Though this article calls for more of a social issue than a medical issue, it is worthwhile to discuss it on this platform as there is a lack of awareness in society about Vitiligo.

It is important to remember to address the concern of vitiligo at the correct time. Neglecting and treating vitiligo can result in the spread of the problem which may result in affecting your confidence levels.

Taking homeopathic medicines for vitiligo at the correct time can halt the further spread of vitiligo. Get treated the right way with vitiligo homeopathic medicines which are specifically targeted to treat white patches and control their further spread.

Life Force follows a specific treatment plan with detailed case consultation to rule out tinea versicolor which is also related to symptoms of hypopigmented patches. If your hypopigmented or white patches on the skin are occurring due to tinea versicolor, homeopathic medicine for tinea versicolor is targeted to treat it.

Moreover, it is important to note here that tinea versicolor treatment with homeopathy has a better cure rate for hypopigmented patches than vitiligo. That’s NOT ALL!! Homeopathic detailed case consultation involves capturing the right medical history, especially in terms of patients with associated complaints of vitiligo. Any history of endocrine disorder involving thyroid issues has to be addressed during homeopathy treatment of vitiligo. In such cases, along with treatment for vitiligo, homeopathic medicine for thyroid is also recommended for vitiligo patients.

As a doctor, I can say that there are many more diseases such as Diabetes mellitus type1, hypothyroidism, Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, and certain psychological disorders like depression and schizophrenia which cause major concern in the life of people and carry a major risk of running in the family. But, people are not concerned about these diseases and usually, patients having the above diseases do not come across many hurdles in the way of marriage.

As a doctor, my role is to bring awareness and acceptance to Vitiligo-affected individuals in society. People must understand that Vitiligo is not a serious disease, it is not a significant or fatal disease. It does not spread by touch, kiss, eating from one plate, or physical relations. The disease creates a problem only at the cosmetic level. Read about the diet a Vitiligo patient should take.

Dr. Rajesh Shah, MD, Life Force, has treated and documented more than 6000 cases of Vitiligo from 180 countries in the last 30 years. He firmly believes that awareness needs to be brought in society against Vitiligo by doctors.

Patients and relatives often approach us with the question of whether a boy or girl in the family should accept a marriage proposal from a family where the boy/girl or some family member may be having vitiligo. Their concern is the ‘passing of vitiligo’ to their children.

Some of the following points need to be understood:

Vitiligo may run in family, just like diabetes, asthma, cancer, etc. However, it is not a rule that children of vitiligo parents will always have vitiligo. Relatively, the chance of the offspring having vitiligo may be somewhat higher if one or more of the parents have vitiligo.
Vitiligo does not spread by touch or contact.
It does not affect marriage life or physical relationship.

Adult and mature boys or girls have to make a conscious decision and it must be noted that vitiligo should not be given undue consideration while selecting a life partner.

Read the precautions a Vitiligo patient must take

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Testimonials: S. S. Jadhav (India)
I, Miss S. S. J., 23 years old visited Lifeforce for the treatment of Vitiligo. I would first thank God and Dr. Shah for his miraculous treatment for Vitiligo. My lost confidence had been gained forever only due to Dr. Shah’s treatment. It was a nice experience and now I am free from Vitiligo. Thank you so much to the entire Lifeforce team!

Vitiligo Before After Treatment Photos of Patients at Life Force:

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