2023-09-13 15:36:44
The disease occurs when melanin-producing cells die. 3% of the population suffers from this condition. Misiones has a law for comprehensive care of the disease.
Vitiligo is a disease that causes loss of skin color in spots. 3% of the population suffers from this condition. Winnie Harlow and Charly García are some of the artists who have this health problem.
Recently, Misiones became the first province in the country to have a comprehensive Vitiligo Care Program. The law aims to provide a specialized and interdisciplinary approach, promoting early detection, diagnosis and treatment.
Michael Jackson, Charly García, Luke Davis y Johnn Hamm They are some of the famous people who suffered and suffer from the disease. Despite being a benign pathology, it greatly affects the social aspect of those who suffer from the condition. For many people it is an aesthetic problem that has a negative impact on their emotions and quality of life.
The disease occurs when melanin-producing cells die.. Vitiligo affects people of all skin types, but it may be more noticeable in people with dark skin. Discolored areas usually enlarge over time. The condition can affect the skin on any part of the body. It can also have effects on the hair and the inside of the mouth.
The King of Pop and his transformation
Michael Jackson suffered from vitiligo since he was a child. Although many believed that the King of Pop was obsessed with changing his skin color, in 2009, following the artist’s death, the autopsy confirmed that the singer suffered from the pigmentation disease.
In 1993, Jackson gave an interview to Oprah Winfrey. One of the journalist’s questions was regarding her skin: why did she become lighter and lighter? Did she deny his African-American status? With her high-pitched voice the artist responded forcefully.
“I am African American. “I am proud of being one, of my race, of being who I am.”pronounced the King of Pop. After the statement he said for the first time that he had a skin disease that affected his color: vitiligo.
Michael Jackson’s autopsy revealed that he had the disease.
Say no more
“Why do I have a two-color mustache? Because mom and dad went far away. I missed them a lot and that’s how my mustache grew. It wasn’t a whim, it was a wonder.”. With that phrase Charly García defined vitiligo. One of the main effects of the condition is emotions. When the singer was only three years old, his parents embarked on a trip to Europe. García was left in the care of his maternal grandmother. His feeling was the main cause of the illness.
According to the World Health Organization, 80% of skin diseases have somatic origin. Likewise, experts warn that emotional stress can accelerate or trigger vitiligo in people predisposed to developing it.
Today, the two-color mustache is one of the peculiar characteristics when talking regarding Charly García. Although for fans it is an icon, for the singer it symbolizes a suffering and the memory of a moment of suffering from his childhood.
Charly García.
From bullying to modeling
Winnie Harlow She is a Canadian-Jamaican model. At four years old she was diagnosed with vitiligo. From that moment on she was a victim of bullying from other children. This led her to change schools numerous times and drop out of high school.
In 2014 she was discovered by Tyra Banks, host of America’s Next Top Model. This began her career as a model. In 2011, Harlow posted a YouTube video titled Vitiligo: a skin disease, not a life changer. There he spoke regarding the disease and answered questions regarding his life with vitiligo. Thus, she became a reference for those who suffer from the condition.
Lee Thomas, Jon Hamm, Bryan Danielson, Scott Jorgensen, Rigo Tovar, José Antonio Meade, Monique Heart, Édouard Philippe, Tamar Baxton and Pedro Mella are other of the many celebrities who have the disease.
The model suffered bullying during her childhood.
Misiones accompanies the disease
The World Health Organization estimates that 3% of the world’s population has this diseasethe same percentage would be replicated in Argentina and it is estimated that in Misiones as well.
In the province, the provincial vitiligo care program provides coverage for tests and examinations for diagnostic purposes; medical, dermatological, psychiatric, psychological care and assistance and other specialties with an interdisciplinary nature.
On the other hand, it offers medications, systemic and biological treatments. Phototherapy, laser therapy and other clinical or surgical repigmenting or depigmenting therapies, endorsed by pertinent scientific authority according to medical prescription. Furthermore, it establishes June 25 of each year as Provincial Vitiligo Awareness Day.
Thus, through legislation and joint work, Health is a topic on the agenda in the Province. With specific policies and legal tools, care, treatments and coverage are provided to patients.
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