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However white spots are more noticeable if you have darker skin due to the obvious contrast between the darker skin and the white spots or patches. There are a number of causes for white patches on skin such as vitiligo, infections, autoimmune disorders, allergies, or damaged skin. There are also a number of remedies that can help you to reduce the appearance of these white spots, patches or dots. The medical name for white spots on skin is 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.