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Skin damage is one of the most common causes for white spots on the skin. This can be caused by burns, sun damage, acne, or any other reason that caused skin damage. This is sometimes called post-inflammatory hypopigmentation.
Vitiligo is a disease where patches of skin become discolored. About 30% of people with vitiligo also have a family member with it. This means genetics almost certainly has something to do with it. But for reasons I'll get to in a second, there are probably other factors involved too.mmune Cells Gone Wild Causes Vitiligo. You get your skin color because of a pigment called melanin. This pigment is made in certain cells called melanocytes. People with vitiligo have white patches on their skin because their immune system has killed the melanocytes there. No melanocytes, no melanin, white skin.