Model, 37, with rare skin condition vitiligo says strangers thought condition was contagious

A man with the rare skin condition vitiligo has said strangers have avoided sitting next to him on the bus as they fear they might ‘catch’ his skin condition.   Model Roger Monte, 37, from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, developed vitiligo when he was 23 and was so depressed by the way his skin had been … Read more

Woman with vitiligo gets married with her white patches proudly on show

A woman has revealed how she met her husband on an online dating app after believing her love life was doomed because of the patchy skin covering her body.  Tiffany Taylor, an accounting director from Pennsylvania, developed the rare skin condition vitiligo when she was just 14 years old. Those affected by vitiligo have a lack … Read more