Re·pigment
Ximena Calloway

Research Correspondent · Editorial staff

Ximena Calloway

Writes the publication's comparison guides, weighing the options in hypopigmentation & vitiligo side by side.

11 stories by Ximena Calloway

Close natural daylight photograph of an adult forearm resting on a plain surface showing pale depigmented patches with surrounding normal skin.Field Notes

Reading Repigmentation: What the Pattern Inside Your Patch Predicts

Color coming back as tiny dots scattered across a patch and color creeping in from the edge are two different biological events with two different prognoses, and the difference is visible to you months before it is obvious to anyone else.

· 6 min · Ximena Calloway

A single well-defined pale vitiligo patch on one side of a young adult's forearm and shoulder in soft daylightField Notes

Segmental vitiligo: the one-sided type that follows its own rules

A less common form of vitiligo that appears on one side of the body, stabilizes early, and often responds unusually well to treatment.

· 6 min · Ximena Calloway

A contemplative person with vitiligo on their hands resting them together by a bright windowField Notes

The weight of white patches: vitiligo and mental health

Pigment loss is medically benign and emotionally heavy. Treating both sides matters.

· 6 min · Ximena Calloway

A parent's hand smoothing moisturizer onto a child's upper arm with faint pale patches in soft daylightField Notes

Pityriasis alba: the faint pale patches on young cheeks

A common, harmless cousin of eczema that parents often mistake for vitiligo.

· 6 min · Ximena Calloway

A small pale patch of skin on a young forearm resting on a soft cotton blanket in gentle daylightField Notes

White patches in children: common causes and when to see a doctor

Most childhood light spots are harmless. A few deserve a closer look.

· 5 min · Ximena Calloway

A forearm on deep-toned skin with faint lighter patches healing after a rash in soft window lightField Notes

Light patches after eczema and psoriasis: why they appear and when color returns

Inflammation can leave skin lighter for a while. Here is what helps it recover.

· 5 min · Ximena Calloway

A dermatologist examining a patient's skin with a handheld lampField Notes

When to see a dermatologist about white patches

What is benign, what needs evaluation, and why early matters.

· 5 min · Ximena Calloway

A person smoothing broad-spectrum sunscreen onto a forearm in golden sunlightField Notes

Why sun protection matters even more with pigment loss

Pale patches burn easily and contrast worsens with a tan.

· 5 min · Ximena Calloway

Camouflage makeup, a self-tanner, and a sponge arranged on a warm cream surfaceField Notes

Cosmetic camouflage for white patches

While treatment works slowly, makeup and self-tanners can help today.

· 5 min · Ximena Calloway

A shin scattered with small flat white spots in warm side lightField Notes

Those little white spots on your arms and legs

Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis is common, harmless, and manageable.

· 5 min · Ximena Calloway

A close view of a forearm where one area of skin has lost its normal colorField Notes

Understanding hypopigmentation: when skin loses color

From vitiligo to tiny white spots, the causes are varied and the treatments differ.

· 6 min · Ximena Calloway

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