High smile lines and gingival pigmentation in the front region may raise aesthetic issues. A female patient her 20s who was otherwise healthy did not smoke brought to department with main complaint of having brown gums front. Scalpel method depigmentation planned, a patient-based assessment satisfaction made utilizing visual analog scale. The reported analogue score 10 one month following surge...

Background: Vitiligo is a common cutaneous depigmentation disorder caused by the destruction of melanocytes. The exact etiopathogenesis of this disorder is not well known, but a complex of genetic, immunologic, inflammatory, and cytotoxic factors have been implicated. According to reports on the role of vitamin B12 and folic...

Piebaldism is an autosomal dominant uncommon (<1 in 20,000) congenital pigmentary disorder. Depigmented patches are present since birth. They usually remain unchanged throughout life. Vitiligo is its closest differential diagnosis. We report a unique family in which these two dissimilar depigmentations, i.e. piebaldism and vitiligo (with nevus depigmentosus), were noted in two brothers. T...

Vitiligo is the most common depigmentation disorder, affecting 0.5% of the population worldwide. It has a major negative impact on the quality of life of patients [1,2]. Vitiligo that begins in childhood can be associated with significant psychological trauma that may have a long-lasting effect on personal self esteem [3]. However, vitiligo is still largely perceived as a cosmetic disorder and ...