“America’s Next Top Model” alumna Winnie Harlow has made vitiligo part of her signature look, and she’s continuing to bank on it with a new…

Vitiligo is a condition that causes depigmentation of patches of skin. It occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die or are unable to function. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but research suggests that it may arise from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative stress, neural, or viral causes. The incidence worldwide is less than […]

Despite revealing it in his 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson’s admission to having the skin disorder vitiligo was met with lots of doubt. However, the official Los Angeles coroner’s autopsy report of Michael Jackson’s body confirms that singer did have the skin disorder which causes a person to lose pigmentation in their skin.