Vitiligo  is a kind  of  inflammatory condition where certain cells  called as melanocyctes that  produce  the colour in the skin called as  melanin, they get damaged.  In early stages of vitiligo, melanocytes are alive  and any kind of treatment can bring  back colour to the  skin. In very late stages when the melanocytes   are destroyed, surgical options  and  melanocytes  from other  areas  are transplanted  to the affected patch. So basically vitiligo is a   condition which causes white patches  all over  the  body. It is very common in India. Laser treatment for vitiligo  includes  areas  called as  excimer laser. Excimer laser  produces a  wavelength of 308 nm  which  stimulates  these melanocytes. So in very  early stages, usually less than 6  months  of  the  starts in  of the  disease    excimer  laser causes excellent results. it  causes  repigmentation of the  skin however  we have to understand that if there  is no regimentation  after  using   the  laser  for 2 months  that means  there are no  melanocytes and  we  do other  treatment like  surgical  treatment  for viitligo. One  more  important thing  to  remember  is  that  viitligo cannot be  treated by surgery  always. It can be treated only when the    disease is stable. When the  disease is  active  in  the body and  w do a  surgery, then the  surgery  is  going to fail. So   excimer  laser is one of  the  safest and effective   most  effective  treatment currently  for  vitilgo.
