Donʼt hide you face from Vitiligo
About 75% of vitiligo patients find their disfigurement intolerable. The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity as assessed by researchers in patients of vitiligo was found to be 16%. Prevalence of depression was 10% and of anxiety was 3.3% around 34% of patients having vitiligo developed psychiatric morbidity in a study conducted by other researchers in India. It included adjustment disorder (56%), depressive episode (22%) and dysthymia (9%). A clinical prevalence of 48% of psychiatric morbidity was found among 180 patients of vitiligo in yet another paper.
The reason why we at Kayakalp global are sharing these statistics with you is because we understand the pain and suffering our patients go through on an everyday basis.
The skin, the largest body organ, determines to a great extent our appearance and plays a major function in social and sexual communication. Appearance is an important factor in our world and it determines how others see us and perceive us. Aside from causing inconvenience, it has been demonstrated that white patches on the skin influence the patient’s personal and social life, psychological status and day to day activities. Skin diseases can provoke negative emotions such as embarrassment, anxiety, lack of confidence and even depression. Patients often find their self image and self esteem lowered. Aside from discomfort in social relationships, patients may experience inferiority, feel discriminated against and stigmatized.
At Kayakalp Global we understand each and every patient’s background and the struggle they go through in everyday life. Vitiligo specialists from around the country cater to your needs in a customized manner. Every patient is treated after careful consideration of his/her background, disease specification, duration of disease and pre-existing health problems such as thyroid or diabetes(sugar).
Herbal medicines are prepared and provided in an extract form that has no known side effects. Pregnant females are not given oral medicines but only topical medicines t be applied on the skin. Vitiligo specialist Dr. Shailender Dhawan and his team would like to add that Vitiligo is not just a disease that affects the skin but a disease that affects the mind as well. Dr. Dhawan firmly believes that a good social attitude and social receptivity to the subject Is a must for a holistic approach towards vitiligo treatment in Delhi, NCR (India).
