Comment on Is it okay to fake Vitiligo makeup for a cosplay??

• Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Tbh ima have to practice some scar makeup first. And true Vitiligo is just an autoimmune disease and not caused by external factors as far as I know. But burns can trigger it or something similar to it. To me, Vitiligo is just the death of pigmentation in the skin

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  • lath@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yeah, might be overthinking it. Possible there’s no need to worry about it being an issue.

    Enjoy the party.

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  • EleventhHour@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Here’s the thing: vitiligo simply Depp eaters melatonin from the skin. The skin is otherwise the same in texture, and just looks like light spots.

    A scar, however, is damaged skin, regrown. It has a very different texture than normal skin, and will also look different— and, even if it has triggered vitiligo in the affected areas will still be (mostly) the texture of scar tissue.

    This effect can be achieved by using skin glues or latex paint on the skin. I’m sure you could find even better methods for re-creating scar tissue on the skin on YouTube.

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