Autoimmune & Inflammatory
Vitiligo
Supporting pigment-producing cells under quiet autoimmune attack.
What is Vitiligo?
Watching pale patches spread across your skin, often on your hands, face or around your eyes, can feel far more distressing than most people realise, especially if it started suddenly or is still spreading. Your immune system is targeting the pigment cells that give skin its colour, and it doesn't follow a predictable pattern — it can stay still for years or shift within months. It's not dangerous, but the visibility of it takes a real toll.
How regenerative medicine supports it
We look at whether your vitiligo is stable or actively spreading first, since that changes what's realistic to aim for. MSC and exosome therapy are used with the goal of calming the autoimmune activity around pigment cells, tracked with photography and area-of-involvement scoring over time. We're upfront that repigmentation is unpredictable and often partial, and light-based therapies or dermatology-led options may still be worth combining with this.
Treatments we would consider
Options discussed for this condition
Listed for orientation only. What is actually prescribed depends on your records.
- MSC TherapyMedical team-guided stem cell therapy using mesenchymal cells for joint, immune and whole-body recovery.
- Exosome TherapySignalling-rich exosome protocols, often combined with stem cell therapy, supporting tissue repair, recovery and aesthetics.
- Vitamin IV TherapyPersonalised nutrient infusions for hydration, energy, immunity and recovery.
If the evidence for treating vitiligo this way is thin, we will tell you before you book — and the review is not billed.
Vitiligo — Questions Patients Ask
Will my skin colour fully come back?
We can't promise that — repigmentation is often partial and varies a lot between patients and body areas, and some patches respond better than others.
How do you know if it's spreading or stable?
We compare standardised photographs over time and ask about recent changes, since a stable patch and an actively spreading one need different approaches.
Does this work faster on the face than other areas?
Facial skin does tend to respond somewhat better than hands or areas over joints in general vitiligo care, though we track each area individually rather than assuming.
Is this connected to my thyroid problems?
Vitiligo and autoimmune thyroid disease often occur together, so we'll ask about your thyroid history and may suggest checking it if you haven't already.
Can I combine this with light therapy or camouflage makeup?
Yes, and many patients do — we don't see those as competing with what we offer, and camouflage options are a perfectly reasonable interim step.
Reviewed by Bangkok Stem Cell Center Medical Team | Last updated: August 2026
