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"My 12 yr. old daughter has had depigmentaion to her eye lids,
side of her mouth and chin since she was 8 yrs.old. Initially,
it seemed to coincide with being away at camp for the first time.
She had nightmares while away and it wasn't until she returned
home when we first noticed her eyelids lightening up. Pehaps it
was stess related! Steroid and non steroid creams from our skin
specialist did not work! I first learned about Novitil on the computer and decided to try it even though I was skeptical. I have been applying it diligently to her face according to directions for the past month and am so pleased to report that she has over 70% of those areas regigmented, we are sooo glad we gave your product a try and hope that eventually all these areas will be completely repigmented. Thanks so much for this product, I certainly will give this product information to our skin specialist. Once these areas repigment is it possible that other areas of depigmentation will show up?"

                                       Ellen N. Calgary,Alberta, Canada

Note: In regard to Ellen's question: though this is a possibility, it is important to note the following: (1) If other areas of depigmentation showed up, early treatment, as soon as they appear, is particularly effective and tend to substantially reduce treatment time; (2) A Wood's lamp examination by a dermatologist may help detect affected areas even before they are visible to the eye under normal light conditions. This allows treatment at an even earlier stage; (3) A preventive approach may help reduce the possibility of new depigmentation. You may click here for more information about prevention.

"I have suffered from Vitiligo for most of almost 30 years. It has hampered me like no one would believe. It has caused me to miss out on the most normal of activities out of self preservation of being embarrassed. I hate when people ask me questions. I found your product on the internet. I decided this was it. I was going to think positively and believe this would be the cure for me. I have been using Novitil for about 3 weeks. I am so happy. I have already started to repigment. I am using my Novitil 2x/day as directed diligently. I have noticed after my white spots turn pink, most are not going back to white...they are fading into light brown and, in some places, little brown freckles are appearing. Under my arms, in the white areas, there are larger brown spots that are appearing and even a few that have already started to join together. I have noticed in my white spots, under my arms, on my hips and in my inner upper thighs, the brown colors have schematically taken over...there are areas where there are darker browns flowing with lighter browns and some large dark spots...it's like someone is taking a paint brush and is shading my brown back in! It's amazing. I have had one spot almost completely disappear from my chest! I will continue to report my progress. I thank you for giving me a product I know is working. Everyday, I find myself looking in the mirror and directly self-examining to see what new changes are beginning! It's all too exciting!." 

                                        Jennifer, Washington St., USA 

Update: "I was always told there was no medical treatment...so I never received any...there was no hope. There was that PUVA lighting but my insurance company would'nt cover it b/c treatment of Vitiligo is considered cosmetic. My condition would sometimes stay dormant for years and then all of the sudden I would lose pigment in a huge area rapidly. It's just so strange. Also, when I was a teenager, my spots went away entirely, only coming back after childbirth. I have almost always had one or two spots. But, Vitiligo has taken over my body within the past couple of years. As for additional progress, I can't believe how much your product is working for me. I am having dramatic changes with small brown spots, almost like freckles all over my body...in just about every white area...mind you, I have been using your product less than 2 months. I have only been using the product in conjunction with the sun, laying out in a bikini. But, I am going to move forward and start using a tanning bed in addition to the sun right now...and will eventually use that in replacement to direct sun when the weather dissipates this fall. I will continue to keep you updated." 

                                        Jennifer, Washington St., USA

Note: (1) Regarding light treatment, many health insurance companies will initially reject treatments for Vitiligo. They may also offer to cover only part of your treatment. To learn about what you should do in this case please click here. (2) It is not uncommon to observe worsening of Vitiligo during pregnancy or after childbirth. (3) When using both natural sunlight and artificial UV light (UVA, UVB), exposure time should be carefully adjusted as directed by a professional in order to avoid overexposure. 

"My wife started the treatment with Novitil Gel and although she couldn't do the treatment quite properly because here for us is a transition time and the stress problem persists, nevertheless the results were unbelievable. The repigmentation process of the skin started and continued until the white patches gained the skin color back. Today the skin regained its color, except a few very very little spots left that still need treatment. Today I ordered another bottle of Novitil. Thank you very much for this product, because of it she can smile again, she regained the confidence in herself, so she can continue her life to reach her goals."

                                       Eli, Auckland, New Zealand

"I am 46, male and I have been fighting against vitiligo for eight years now. The white spots on my face (around eyes, mouth and on the chin) are that which bother me most. I (must say very skeptically) started to use your product in the middle of July and by the end of the sunny season at the middle of September I gained about two third of pigment back. I am very pleased with results and I thank you for this product. I noticed that without the sun the results are poor or none so I decided to brake the treatment until spring. Am I doing any harm?"

                                        Smiljan, Kranj, Slovenia

Note: During winter, or whenever sunlight exposure is not an option, artificial UV light, if appropriate, can be used instead of sunlight. If this is not possible, the use of Novitil with infrared light ("heat lamp"), and sunlight whenever possible, is recommended in order to maintain continuity of treatment.

"I tried before MELAGENINA (IN CUBA), MELADININE (both oil and pills), BERGAMOT OIL, TOPICAL STEROIDS, PUVA, PSORALEM, GREEN MEDICINE (IN CUBA) with NO results. I'm very glad to tell you that NOVITIL GEL is helping me a lot. In only two months of use I am repigmenting forehead, nose, ears, lips, chin, eyebrows, chest, elbows, shin, other parts, etc. I have not seen results yet in my hands and feet, but I continue to use it every day, as your instructions, and I hope to get pigment soonest. I use the sun during the day and infrared lights at night (250w bulbs) at a distance of 20 inches from the spots. I authorize you to post my testimonial at any place, person or institution that you consider important. Doing so I cooperate with other vitiligo sufferers who do not know that wonderful product"

                                         Lic. Pedro Domenech, 
                                         Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
                                         Phone (809) 682-7026

Note: Infrared light ("heat lamp") can be added to any main schedule
of light treatment based on either sunlight or artificial UV light. 

"A week after I received the Novitil, using it 2 times daily I observed the following: At only the 2nd application, I regained the ability to sweat on the large white spots on my fore-head. The hair-loss treatment, which caused these white spots, had due to epidermal damage, shut down my sweat glands. As these large white patches on my forehead are showing a slight pinkish tint, I used a magnifying glass. I could see minute brown spots smaller than human hair beginning to appear in the white patches (...) and now after using your product for effectively around 2 weeks it has improved my extensive Vitiligo. Its as if the whole process is reversing itself. Congratulations, you have indeed a marvellous product. The money was well spent."

                                B. D., New South Wales, Australia

"I started using your product on 6/23, and already I am noting significant repigmentation. The spots I have are on my face, and they are on both cheeks, over the bridge of my nose. The repigmentation is much more prominent on one side, and all of the repigmentation is much darker than the rest of my skin. Is this common?"

                               Jonathan, California, US

Note: Message received on 7/19, it mentions an interesting point: new color may be darker than the regular skin. This is temporary, it invariably gets nicely even to match the normal skin color.

Update: "I originally tried your product in June of 2001. I repigmented rather quickly, using natural sunshine. However, over the winter, the spots returned in full force, which became quite noticeable when the California sun started tanning my skin in the spring. I restarted in April 2002, using a tanning salon for consistency. I was able to clear the most noticeable spots up by June, when I got married. I kept on with the treatments for the rest of the summer, nearly eradicating the spots, except for a few difficult spots. The treatment held, and now I am planning to restart treatment again, to hopefully rid myself of spots completely. Also…I thought the information may be useful, that treatment in a tanning bed works great, for about 10 minutes a day, every day. The repigmented spots start out darker, but do fade in with time. And continuing treatment even after the spots have filled in seemed to cement the treatment. Also, I am careful to avoid antibacterial soaps or other potentially harmful skin products, and use Neutrogena products exclusively...Your treatment gave me hope and courage to go on, and now I can show my face in public with confidence. Thank you again, so much."

                                           Jonathan, California, US

"I'm just writing to let you know that I'm very, very happy with the results I've had so far with your product. I've attached a couple of before & after shots, in case  you're interested. My skin always gets better in the Australian  summer season but I have to tell you I'm 'stoked' with the degree of improvement with the combination of summer and your product. I'd like to keep the treatment going over our winter. Could you tell me if the ultraviolet lights are available to purchase in Australia, and if so can you recommend a certain type of lamp."

                              Bernadette McAlinden, Sydney, Australia

Note: For information about UV light & equipment please click here.

"It was discovered perhaps 15 years ago that I had vitiligo after referral to a skin consultant. I subsequently was diagnosed as having an underactive thyroid ⁽¹⁾ gland. Until Novitil came along I had been given steroid cream for a severe itch ⁽²⁾ that I suffered as the skin cells became dormant and I had counselling from some nurses who taught me to camouflage white spots. At the time there was no treatment and subsequently I was discharged. When I returned to the hospital later with a severe advance of the complaint I had missed out on the psoralen treatment and hearing the news recently I was quite glad. I found Novitil whilst looking for information about Vitiligo on the internet.

The vitiligo began on my chest and very quickly at the age of 32 my hair began to turn white. Since then my skin has turned white symmetrically over my body last year reaching my knees as if the colour was falling out of the bottom of my feet. Last summer my face went white from the edges in. I have used Novitil with some considerable success on my arms which are now brown on the tops (this is spreading underneath) from t-shirt sleeve level to my wrists. I expected little from my hands. I have spread the remainder over my hands as if washing them each time I have applied the solution and they are now brown with white patches on the back which are closing. My fingers are similar. I began using Novitil on my face at the end of last winter and I am beginning to see results there also.

I find that the brown occurs in spots which then join together to make rings these rings fill in and spread out over time even when I do not apply the solution.

Novitil also is the first product which I have found which dissipates over active Vitilgo (dark brown areas which I have) and also stops the severe redness I have suffered with on my face after being outside ⁽³⁾. The weather in the North of England does not lend itself to sun bathing. I have found the use of an infra red lamp of some use but in advancing areas already awakened rather than starting new ones ⁽⁴⁾. Sitting behind glass on a sunny day in winter can be just as good as being outside in the summer ⁽⁵⁾. I intend to carry on using the gel on my face this summer and I have bought some more feminine t-shirts for the first time in a long while in order that I might start to bring back the colour on my chest and the top of my back ⁽⁶⁾. At 47 I am never going to be a beach goddess but to be able to wear normal clothes with out being stared at will be a tremendous bonus. I had a man fall over me last year he was so busy looking at my arms. I hope this information is of help to you.

                                        Christine, Bradford, Great Britain

Notes:

(1) Because there is a link between thyroid disease and Vitiligo, individuals over the age of 35 are usually screened in order to rule out thyroid disease. When required, thyroid treatment should be properly adjusted and followed up.

(2) It is not uncommon to experience itching before depigmentation develops on a certain area. Itching may also precede the beginning of repigmentation.

(3) Novitil seems to also have a protective effect that is often noticed by users.

(4) Infrared light is of use as a complement but it does not substitute either sunlight or UV light.

(5) Glass filters out some UV rays and because of this sunlight exposure through a window is less effective. 

(6) In practical terms, for many clients a step by step approach is easier than treating all depigmented areas at once.
             

"I'm a man, 49 old, who have vitiligo since 13 old, on chest, for-arms, face, hands and feet! Since two years I used Novitil with much success! My face is repigmented at 90%, my hands 50%, for-arm and chest 70% and there is no extension!! I used tanning bed and sun, when I can! I'm very happy, I want to thank Dermabest and his team for their good job! I believe that the secret with Novitil is to be patient and regulate ....I will never give up!"

                                      Jean-Émile Simard, Quebec, Canada

"I've had wonderful results with the treatment, almost the totality of my eyelids has been covered, now I also see small pigment dots on my hands, I truly believe that the product is very good... I forgot to take before and after pictures. It would have been the best thing to do because only in a period of a month that I used the treatment my eyelids are 90% repigmented. In regard to other treatments, I had tried Melagenina Plus, I used it for 2 years and instead of seeing improvement every time I noticed more depigmentation." 

(this testimonial has been translated from original text in Spanish, see below)

"El tratamiento me ha resultado de maravilla, ya casi cubrí la totalidad de mis párpados, ahora veo ya pequeños pigmentos en mis manos, en verdad creo que es muy bueno el producto…verdad olvide tomarme fotografías de antes y después, tal vez hubiera sido lo mejor pues tan sólo en un mes que utilicé el tratamiento mis párpados están repigmentados en un 90%. Con respecto a otros tratamientos, he probado la "melagenina plus", la usé durante 2 años y en lugar de ver mejoría cada vez notaba más despigmentación."


                       H. A. Mora Soto, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México

"I have seen excellent results on my face and neck. On my hands there are obvious signs of repigmentation starting from the borders of the affected areas. I plan to continue treatment of my hands until completing the same excellent results".
 
(this testimonial has been translated from original text in Spanish, see below)

"En la cara y el cuello he observado excelentes resultados. En las manos hay gran evidencia de signos de repigmentación a nivel de los bordes de las áreas despigmentadas. Espero continuar con el tratamiento de las manos hasta obtener los mismos excelentes resultados".


                           Oscar E. Alaví, El Salvador, Central America

"I've been using your product to treat vitiligo for about three months. I'm getting a good response. I would say 25% of pigmentation is back on my face and neck also around eyes. However, the pigment I'm getting back is noticibly darker. Is this a normal process, in other words, you get hyper-pigmentation and then eventually it will even-out.??? Also, can I use this product with Narrow Band UVB light and how should I use it??...Yesterday, I saw my dermatologist and he was amazed to see repigmentation on my face. I gave him your website address. He said that he will recommend Novitil to other patients."

                                           Anthony Tolsen, New York 

Note: New color may be darker than the regular skin. This is temporary, it invariably gets nicely even to match the normal skin color. Novitil can be added to any appropriate schedule of light treatment including Narrow Band UVB.

"I am pleased with the gel. It works! ...I tried other treatments, including Chinese herbal medicine (which was a lot more expensive) and fungal cream. Nothing worked, even slightly. Your product is the only treatment I've found that works."

                                   William Wintle, Great Britain

"I have been suffering of vitiligo for 9 years I used many medicines...plant medicine, capsulles, pigmentation juice etc...
but the result was like "CHAOS" after I discovered NOVITIL...I ordered...I started to use it... only 60 days...and my throat`right side was covered %90 my throat`left side was covered %50 spot which covered my chest (between my throat and my breast) was covered %30...on my hands are %5-10. After 4 days I started to use it the small dots appeared... its image is so interesting....like I took pencil (brown coloured) to my hand...dots dots dots dots...at first dots were so small...after they are grew... and spreaded...now it is continuing...but sun is finishing...I may give a break...but I don`t want...because I found thing which I want I am glad...but I wish I had known novitil and dermabest before."

                                          Erdinç CANLI, ANKARA/TURKEY

"I have a question regarding vitiligo. It doesn't have much to do with your product, but I trust your site very much, given the results I have had with Novitil and the answers and customer service I have received before regarding my use of the Novitil product, about how to apply it and also what kind of lamps to use with the treatment. I have had a number of questions answered and am very satisfied with the attention and help I have received. My question regards the process of permanent laser hair removal. I know that, as a person with vitiligo, I should avoid doing certain things to my skin, but I have no idea if this laser procedure is damaging to vitiligo skin or if it would trigger more spots. Do you have any kind of information about this that would help me out? Thank you so much for your help... I truly appreciate it!"

                                             E. Wetherbee, Clearwater, FL, US

Note: Hypopigmentation occurs in 1% of individuals undergoing laser-assisted hair removal. However, if a person has been previously diagnosed with Vitiligo the probability of depigmentation as a complication of laser treatment may be significantly higher. In general it is recommended to avoid any kind of skin damage.

"I just thought that I would update you on my progress. I am 23 years old and I have had vitiligo for about 17 years. It has gotten much worse in the last 3 years though. It has begun to spread and fast. I can't even believe that I found this product but thank god I did. I have gone to the dermatologist so many times and left there with nothing but disappointment. But now I have been using your product for a little over a month and already I am seeing a bunch of little dots appearing on the inside of my white spots. It is truly amazing. I don't really understand how it works or why the doctors don't suggest it but I could not be happier. Thank you so much for making this product public. I will continue to order more bottles until it is gone completely.

                                           Jennifer, Tampa, FL, US

"I have been truly blessed to have been led to your website. My daughter who is sixteen has had vitiligo since she was 5. She has always been told that nothing could be done. This disease has altered her life. A few months ago, she even considered suicide. Since we have been using Novitil the results have been so encouraging. Brown spots are occuring in most places. I think it will take longer for the ankle areas to get color. For the first time in months, my daughter has been given hope. Your product is wonderful! I will be glad to tell anyone, anytime, anywhere that there is a treatment for Vitiligo and Dermabest is the place to get. I will keep you posted on our results! God Bless You!!!!"

                       Grateful Mother/Shawn Lindsay, Virginia, US
                                             

"I would like to say that my vitiligo keeps improving day by day, I have got 70% my pigment back and I think that early or later I will solve its dysfunction of skin. Novitil is helping myself a lot in contact with sun. I would also strongly encourage a healthy diet. I have been in nutrition field for some time already, but I got vitiligo due to a mix of several things together, which I do not know exactly what was the cause. Well, I follow a raw vegan diet, exercise everyday (which you dont need to do heavily like I do but exercise is very important), but I am an athlete and cannot live without heavy exercises, supplement it via dulse, it's an veggie from the sea, which has more than 60 different minerals (www.seaveg.com), eat no starch foods, avoid irritants like onions, garlic, pepper, avoid too much acid fruits and try to eat 
all organic foods. I do believe that without nutrition and cleaning your system there is no help via creams, all the external cause has an internal origin. All the best for all and I want to see all Vitiligo sufferers heal, like me". 

               Kristie Carvalho Wagnes Stöfler, Santa Catarina, Brazil
               Amateur Triathlete, Bachelor's in Law and self student
               of nutrition for more than 7 years - ironkristie@aol.com

"I only used the Gel for about six weeks. I got quite a bit of color back in the knee area and about ten dots on my foot. I was responding well, but believe it or not I got too busy to fit it in my schedule. I started the Novitil the first of August and I have not missed 1 day. I am using a sun lamp and I am responding well. It seems to be working fine without going in the actual sun. I have a question:

1. I have used a prescription bleaching cream on my arms. 
They did not completely lose their color. My question is will the 
Novitil still work? I used the same cream on my hands and they 
are repigmenting on their own."

                                             R.H., Little Elm, Texas

Note: The answer to this question depends on the degree of bleaching.  When it is complete and every pigment cell precursor is killed in the process, then it may not work. In this case the fact that some of the areas are repigmenting is definitely a very positive sign. Based on this information, the answer is yes, it should work for both your hands and your arms."

"I have had good results ranging from 100% to 30% in some areas. I am quite satisfied that in a couple of months I shall have 100% in most of the areas...I am a freelance journalist and a web designer. The way Novitil is going I shall proclaim it the ultimate for all I know and beyond...besides the fact that Novitil is an incredible product for Vitiligo, there is also a lot of dedication and discipline needed to achieve effective and quick results. I have been following the guidelines given with the product which is a must for all users...I have a question if you can help me. I am taking PABA as a tablet form. Do you reckon it slows the process of pigmentation?"

                                         Andreas Adhen, Rhodes, Greece

Note: Oral PABA has been used in the treatment of vitiligo. Some have reported benefit. We do not know if the combined used of ORAL PABA plus Novitil could add additional benefit. PABA was reported to cause vitiligo in at least one case (this was after the ingestion of large amounts of PABA). TOPICAL PABA should not be used because it has sunacreen properties that would interfere with light treatment.

"A la fecha han desaparecido varias manchas de la cara y el cuerpo, las mas grandes en su mayoría están con bastantes puntos de pigmentación, algunas manchas han desaparecido en casi un 95 %, otras digamos que en un 50% , sobre todo eso lo he observado en las más pequeñas, las grandes en algunos casos llevan el 50 % y otras menos lo que si es que casi en todas ha habido respueta. En las de las manos y pies la repegmentación ha sido mas lenta, bueno pero ahi vamos y le estamos echando muchas ganas. Estoy muy contento con los resultados que he obtenido."

"Up to this date several spots have disappeared on the face and the body, most of the large spots are with plenty of points of pigmentación. Some spots have disappeared in almost a 95%, other I would say that in a 50%... In the hands and feet the repigmentación has been slower…I am very happy with the results I have obtained." 

                                    Andrés Blanc, México, D.F., México

"Quiero informarle que me ha dado excelente resultado el tratamiento. Sobre todo en la cara que ha recuperado completamente su color. Ahora solo me faltan las manos ya que aquí no se por que es más lenta la recuperación."

"I would like to let you know that I am having excellent results. My face has completely recovered its color. I will now continue with my hands where repigmentaton is slower."
 

                                 Christian Olea, Riverside, California, US

"I'm 40 years old, male and after a 3 years searching for any help
finaly, I got interessted in your product. 2 month passed since I used Novitil the first time. I noted a change in the taint. I started the treatment on the spots of my hands. The first 3-4 weeks they changed into a rose until pink. Then into a light beige from the out-, to the inside, with lightly darker spots in the middle. Leaving for my holidays 2 weeks back, I had the Gel in my car ( ca. 50 °C). Could you please tell me if the Gel still has its effect? Should I - living in Italy/Florence - keep the Gel in the refrigerator in summer? Or does the Gel still work? I'm excited to continue with Novitil and see its result. So far I can say - I can note a big difference to the beginning of the treatment."

                                  Renato Coppola, Firenze/Italy

Note: It is not necessary to keep the bottle of Novitil in the refrigerator. However, the bottle should not be exposed to direct sunlight. It should be kept in a cool, dry place.

 

                                 

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