For a people who don't know, Vitiligo is a condition that causes depigmentation of sections of skin. It occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die atau are unable to function. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but research suggests that it may arise from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative stress, neural, atau viral causes. The most common form is non-segmental vitiligo, which tends to appear in symmetric patches, sometimes over large areas of the body.

Some people diagnosed with this condition, think they are different from other people that don't have Vitiligo but, some stood up for themselves and still doing things that they always been doing everyday. Like these celebrities:

Michael Jackson: A lot of people say that the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson bleached his skin so he can become white. Which was NEVER TRUE! Michael suffered with vitiligo and he revealed this truth in the early 1990s that, he had a skin disorder behind his skin which us turning him brown to white. His actual skin clour was a medium-brown . His dermatologist,Dr Arnold Klien diagnosed vitiligo and lupus in Michael in 1980s, which is a devastating disease.
The structure of Jackson’s face is now completely changed due to facial surgeries. Many surgeons have speculated that he had undergone multiple nasal surgeries, a forehead lift, thinned lips and a cheekbone surgery.He is also becoming less famous now a days because of his erratic behavior and plastic surgeries which he used for coping with this disease. He uses pancake makeup in order to even out his skin blotches nowadays. His this condition has gained widespread media coverage,including so many rumors like; Jackson was bleaching his skin disease, in order to look white. Some people berkata that,If Michael had vitiligo, why did he opt for de-pigmentation instead of re-pigmentation?” He had plastic surgery then he must have altered his skin for cosmetic reason of re-pigmentation, so on.Michael Jackson has vitiligo and that is the truth, even now anda will see brown spots on various parts of Michael’s body, at his arms, hands, nose, lips etc. On February 10, 1993, he gave to the world an explanation about his skin disease like that,” I was first diagnosed oleh this disease during the time, when I released my ‘Off the Wall’ album. At that time I was to used to cover it up oleh the help of cosmetics, ‘Listen I’m not trying to be white, I have a skin disease. That, I can’t control, but when people make up stories that I don’t want to be who I am it hurts me."

Michael stood strong against the rumors and the media which makes him a role model for all Vitiligo victims. If anda hear from this man's own words, you'll know the truth.

This artikel is dedicated to Michael Jackson and other artis who have this skin disease and stood strong.