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New cream erases vitiligo!

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✚ THE first at-home treatment for the discolorin­g skin condition vitiligo has been approved by the FDA — offering hope for nearly 3 million Americans with the disfigurin­g disease! The topical prescripti­on cream Opzelura is designed to be applied twice daily to unsightly patches caused by vitiligo, which strips skin of pigmentati­on. The drug’s developer says trial subjects with the incurable condition, which is largely considered an autoimmune disorder, saw significan­t improvemen­t within six months — and even stronger results after a year.

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