Re·pigment

Senior Editor · Editorial staff

Umberto Salazar

Leads the publication's coverage of hypopigmentation & vitiligo and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.

3 stories by Umberto Salazar

A gloved dermatologist's hands preparing a small skin graft under bright clinic light on a stable vitiligo patchAdvances

Surgical options for stable vitiligo: transplanting pigment back into skin

When patches have stopped spreading and creams have stalled, transferring pigment cells can restore color. Here is who it helps and how it works.

· 7 min · Umberto Salazar

A person with deep brown skin applying prescription cream to vitiligo patches on the back of their hand in warm window lightAdvances

Topical JAK inhibitors: how ruxolitinib changed vitiligo treatment

The first cream approved specifically to repigment vitiligo, what it does, and what to realistically expect.

· 7 min · Umberto Salazar

A pale patch of healed skin on an inner arm where inflammation has resolvedDispatch

Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation: lighter spots after a skin problem

When eczema, a burn, or a procedure leaves pale marks.

· 5 min · Umberto Salazar

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