As a child a woman was left with huge white patches all over her body after developing skin condition vitiligo. Her name is Lisa Johnson who is 24 and lives in Los Angeles. She was targeted by bullies who made her life a misery. But a new treatment and a state of the art makeover could be about to change her condition. She said: 'It's a state which causes my skin to turn a different color. 'I now have white patches covering more than a third of my body.' The condition is not life threatening but its psychological effects can be destructive to sufferers." When she was in high school the kids were very mean to her. The abuse, the name calling and the fighting were all very difficult to deal with. She would just go home and cry.
She would always run home straight to her sister, she has always had her back and fought my battles for her. She was so glad at least she had somebody there who would stick up for her and help her through the difficult times. The years of bullying have led her to always expect the worst when she was out in public. It was really difficult. When she is walking around her home city of Los Angeles in America, Lisa often attracts stares from passersby. Instead of just saying: 'Hello, how are you?' people just stare at her. Amazingly she does not let it get to her or if she does, she does not show it. Lisa had a normal, happy childhood till she noticed a white mark on her body but she had no idea what was to come or how fast it would spread. She noticed it when she was around seven years old, then it developed on to her leg and it just kept spreading.
After 17 years of suffering she has turned to a skin specialist to for help. The therapy could take some time to take effect, so in the short term Lisa has been given a specialist cover up product. A computer generates a special formula after analyzing images of Lisa's skin and it tells a dermatologist how much of each color to use to cover over the white patches. After the procedure she says it just feels absolutely fantastic to see the smile on my sister's face when she saw me, it really warmed my heart and my soul. She felt like she can be she again and live a normal life.
She would always run home straight to her sister, she has always had her back and fought my battles for her. She was so glad at least she had somebody there who would stick up for her and help her through the difficult times. The years of bullying have led her to always expect the worst when she was out in public. It was really difficult. When she is walking around her home city of Los Angeles in America, Lisa often attracts stares from passersby. Instead of just saying: 'Hello, how are you?' people just stare at her. Amazingly she does not let it get to her or if she does, she does not show it. Lisa had a normal, happy childhood till she noticed a white mark on her body but she had no idea what was to come or how fast it would spread. She noticed it when she was around seven years old, then it developed on to her leg and it just kept spreading.
After 17 years of suffering she has turned to a skin specialist to for help. The therapy could take some time to take effect, so in the short term Lisa has been given a specialist cover up product. A computer generates a special formula after analyzing images of Lisa's skin and it tells a dermatologist how much of each color to use to cover over the white patches. After the procedure she says it just feels absolutely fantastic to see the smile on my sister's face when she saw me, it really warmed my heart and my soul. She felt like she can be she again and live a normal life.
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