The previous post about the Scenesse treatment has sparked a lot of interest and many questions about the process. I was contacted by phone this week by a Director from Clinuvel. We had a wonderful conversation; most impressive was his passion for helping people and his empathy for people with vitiligo. Here is a video they sent to me to share with you.
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definition: empathy (n).
1. Direct identification with, understanding of, and vicarious experience of another person’s situation, feelings, and motives.

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Last week my dermatologist determined that it was time to take a 3 month break from my xtrac laser treatments to keep me in the safe zone against the risk of skin cancer (wouldn’t it be nice if our body had the ability to protect us from sun over-exposure?).  Not only is this a great precaution, it’s also going to give us an opportunity to see: a) if my skin cells will be able to stimulate re-pigmentation on its own, and b) if my skin will retain all of the …

I came across this article about a cure for vitiligo which was found years ago in Cuba. If it is true, it makes me question why other scientists around the world are not using the research to develop a cure.
In the 70’s, in fulfillment of a commercial agreement, Cuba exported annually 40 tons of human placenta to MERIUX Laboratories, in France. At the same time, Dr. Carlos Miyares Cao, a physician specialist in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pharmacology, and professor from Medical School of the University of Havana, Cuba, discovers …

Yesterday I was speaking to a friend of mine in Paris who has vitiligo and is contiually looking for new curative ideas. He forwarded some new information he found about the use of black chickpeas from india (urad) which looks promising to some indian scientists.
Here is the article:
Varanasi, Jan 27 (IANS) Chickpeas hold the cure for leukoderma, a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in white spots or patches on the skin, claim scientists of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
In a research project undertaken jointly by the …