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What Causes White Patches On The Face?

I have a fair compection blonde hair and wear sunscreen diligently. Howerever a couple yrs ago I noticed a small white patch on face. In the last couple months a bunch more showed up on the other side of my face. Sunscreen spf 60 is worn still got tanned and white spots very noticable. Whats going on.
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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hi there.
1. your concern may be pityriasis alba or may be leukoderma of any reason ranging from chemical to oral medication.
2. it is curable don't worry.
3. have diet rich in omega fatty acids like fish, vit A rich diet like milk, egg etc, and zinc rich diet like dry fruits.
4. start using aveene moisturiser twice daily .
5. you can try melbuild lotion, apply it only on the patch bed time, weekly once and expose to sun the other day for 5 minutes, from 11 am.
this will help in repigmentation in the patch.
hope this will help you.
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What Causes White Patches On The Face?

hi there. 1. your concern may be pityriasis alba or may be leukoderma of any reason ranging from chemical to oral medication. 2. it is curable don t worry. 3. have diet rich in omega fatty acids like fish, vit A rich diet like milk, egg etc, and zinc rich diet like dry fruits. 4. start using aveene moisturiser twice daily . 5. you can try melbuild lotion, apply it only on the patch bed time, weekly once and expose to sun the other day for 5 minutes, from 11 am. this will help in repigmentation in the patch. hope this will help you.