Leucoderma is Curable

By: Dr (Hakeem) Aslam Javed

After white patches on skin, patients should keep away from sunrays. For that they might need particular dresses advised by specialists. If it is not possible to avoid sunrays, they should use sun screen lotion prescribed by a dermatologist which helps to reduce the loss of Melanin colour. Repigmentation therapy cannot be applied on every patient. Only following types of patients qualify for this therapy:

• Patient should be at least ten year old. Treatment is safe in children but it is long term and a bit complex, therefore child should be mature and wise enough to take interest in treatment. Being it long term, personal interest is a must.
• White patches should be less than five years old among the patients more than twenty year old. Treatment is more likely to succeed in youngsters as compared to old people. If patient is allergic to sunrays, treatment is not possible. If he is suffering from any other disease like Hyperthyroidism, first he should take care of this.
• Patients should go under sun beams thrice a day for two hours at least.

This treatment lasts almost five years. That is why most of the people fail to complete it. Women should not undergo the treatment during pregnancy as it may be disastrous on part of the child to be born. Treatment through Repigmentation therapy succeeds only in 75% people provided they complete the treatment. Still it is rare to get back the normal colour of skin.

Depigmentation therapy: If Leucoderma has caught more than half of the body of a patient, Repigmentation therapy is not good for him. Instead he should lose the rest natural colour of his body. There are special medicines for such type of therapy which can be taken only under the supervision of a specialist. Patients are often hesitant to undergo such therapy but feel satisfied once treatment is over. Some people cannot get this therapy because they are allergic to medicines used in the therapy.

This unique skin problem is still incurable. As its definite causes are untraceable, final treatment is not possible. It seems this disease is a result of various factors grappling with each other, which is still enigmatic for researchers. Only physical and psychological causes can be determined. Root cause is unknown. In last ten years there has been a huge body of work done on Melanin cells. At present there are only lotions which can reduce white patches. Some scientists transplanted Melanin cells in the body and came out with some silver linings. Some patients ask whether they can mask white patches with makeup. To them it is advisable that they should consult a doctor before they use any cream or lotion. Self-medication may turn out to be hazardous.

To find out the roots of this disease, American Institute of Health spends 500,000 yearly on Melanin research programme. Many universities like Howard and Yale are working hard and are hopeful to find out the root cause of this disease in upcoming time and then it would be possible to cure it completely.

One of my friends has given me a prescription for this disease. I have suggested it to many of my friends. They used and got cured by the grace of Alllah Almighty. I will take down here only two stories.

My nephew's friend was suffering from this disease. White patches were growing day by day. One day he met me and said, 'I have spent huge amount of money on my disease. Many doctors I have consulted to but all in vein.' I gave to him the prescription and asked to complete the course for 21 days. He followed the instruction with the name of Allah and by the grace of Him white patches were completely gone off his face. He thanked me very much. That boy gave the prescription to his cousin who was living in America and suffering from Leucoderma. She had got it treated in USA but fruitless. She used the prescribed formula for 21 days and got cured.

Leucoderma is of two kinds: one is curable and the other is not. Before taking the medicine make sure if it is curable or incurable. How to ascertain is very easy. Take a needle, cleans it then prick white patches. If it bleeds, it is curable. If not, then incurable. If curable, then with the name of Allah do some charity and start treatment. The prescription is as under:

Dill-seeds (Ajwain Desi)	10 gm.
Almond kernel	21 pc
Gulu water	10 gm.
Water	125 gm.
Salt	as per liking

Gulu is a creeper planted in houses for decoration. Its leaves are big and pan-like. Gulu's branch should be squeezed to take out its fluid. The rest should be ground properly then chaff should be blown off. Now it should be rubbed in Gulu's water. Add water and salt and take in the morning on empty stomach. 21 days continually. Insha Allah it will cure.