•  When you find one small spot or many spots on any part of body, which would be pale or white or even different from your normal           skin colour, then rush to a Doctor for proper check up.
•  Always remember as early you start treatment as faster you recover.

•  This is a silent disorder as if no pain or burning may be felt during its onset
•  This is considered neither infectious nor contagious
•  Most cases does not have any symptoms
•  In dark people it looks more ugly with respect to white people because of its prominence    and white colour

•  Yoga & meditation can reduce chances of vitiligo spreading

Curd, Tamarind, Raw Tomato, Raw Onion, Raw garlic,  Papaya, Green chili, Pickles, Citrus fruits & Citrus fruit items / juices as oranges, lemon even grapes are strictly restricted. Fish and red meat should also be restricted. Oily / spicy food & non vegetarian food intake should be lowered. Milk & milk product intake to be lowered (not in case of kids). One should not take medicines containing Amla (Gooseberry - a rich source of Vit. C). . . Any eatable made of soda bi carb, stored sour things, junk food, tinned foods or drinks, chocolates, coffee or cocoa products should not be taken regularly.

Lifestyle related -

Tight fittings, which give marks on the skin, like elastic must be avoided which disturbs the skin blood circulation. Scratching, itching must be avoided. Any injury will give rise to new patch. Plastic and rubber wear should be avoided. Plastic Ornaments, Bindi or any Stickers on the skin should be avoided. Avoid playing or swimming in the sun between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The ascorbic acid in citrus fruits tends to reduce melanin pigmentation. So the vitiligo patients are restricted to take the citrus foods. Non vegetarian food is also to be avoided as they act as a foreign body to pigment cells & animal protein could reduce repigmentation rate. It is better to avoid even the milk and milk products to some extent as the milk protein may decrease repigmentation rate. Chickpeas (black/red gram or desi chana), Greens and Red Radish, Beetroots, Carrots and Black dates may be taken. These are helpful in coverage of a white patch.