{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Skinside Out","title":"Understanding Vitiligo: Breaking the Stigma","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/566294a9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1684,"description":"Dr. Zain, Heather, and Courtney explain vitiligo (loss of melanocytes causing flat, milky-white patches), how common it is, key subtypes, possible causes/triggers (autoimmune links, genetics, stress, trauma, sunburn, chemical exposures), and how it’s diagnosed (often clinically, sometimes with a Wood’s lamp). They cover risks like sunburn and increased skin-cancer risk in depigmented areas, stigma and mental-health support, and treatment options including topical steroids/calcineurin inhibitors, topical JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib (Opzelura), narrowband UVB/excimer laser, select procedures/grafting, camouflage makeup, and rare full depigmentation with monobenzone for extensive cases.00:00 Vitiligo Confidence & Support (and calling out bullies)00:43 Welcome to Skin Side Out: What Is Vitiligo?01:31 How Common Is Vitiligo? Who Gets It?03:08 Stigma, Visibility, and Representation (Winnie Harlow)03:53 Types of Vitiligo: Non-Segmental vs Segmental05:14 What Causes Vitiligo? Autoimmune, Genetics, Stress & Triggers06:57 Is It Really Vitiligo? Lookalikes + Wood’s Lamp Exam09:17 Where It Shows Up: Face, Hands, Genitals + White Hair (Leukotrichia)10:39 Course & Patterns: Unpredictable Progression + Trichrome Vitiligo12:01 Risks & Impact: Sunburn/Skin Cancer + Mental Health13:02 Diagnosis & Lab Work: Screening for Autoimmune/Thyroid13:42 Treatment Options Begin: Topicals, Phototherapy, and JAK Inhibitors15:28 UV Light Therapy: Benefits vs Skin Cancer Risk16:08 Excimer Laser for Small, Localized Vitiligo Patches16:23 Oral Treatment Landscape: Steroids, Off‑Label JAKs & FDA Hopes17:18 Surgical & Procedural Options: Grafts, Transplants, Microneedling + Latisse19:20 When Vitiligo Is Extensive: Full Depigmentation with Monobenzone20:49 Daily Management: Sun Protection, Camouflage Makeup & Mental Health Support22:02 Prognosis: What Impacts Repigmentation Success22:39 Rapid-Fire FAQs: Contagious, Hereditary, Diet, Stress, Cancer & Albinism25:04 Wrap-Up: No Permanent Cure, New...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/k_NG-e8GlqBBmpEKCRhCX4yhdwSo2FRAFaj8_He477c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjIw/ZDJmYjY0NzNkN2Y4/YjY2MTc1NWY4MGI4/NzdiZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}