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Dean Van Nguyen: I feared my vitiligo reaching my face, until it actually happened
The skin condition was the source of a creeping dread that I would lose my identity and be exposed to the world as strange, but the reality of these things is never as bad as you fear
It’s been almost two decades since I first noticed there was something wrong with my skin. Sunlight hit my usually fawn-toned hands, illuminating previously unnoticed white patches.
Surprise! I had vitiligo, a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes the skin to lose pigment. Michael Jackson is its most famous envoy, but a more contemporary reference is Canadian model Winnie Harlow. Last summer, a family friend looked at my hands and arms and quietly asked around to ...
