In a world where beauty is often narrowly defined, vitiligo emerges as a testament to the unique stories that our skin can tell. Characterized by patches of skin losing their pigment, vitiligo is ...

When I was seven years old, I started to notice small white patches appearing on my body and by the time I reached 11 they had spread all over. They were symmetrical, the same on each side.

“I came to love and appreciate my spots,” Amara Aleman, 29, tells PEOPLE after being diagnosed with vitiligo in 2018 Courtesy Amara Aleman; Joy Masi; Courtesy Amara Aleman PEOPLE ...

Vitiligo is believed to be an autoimmune condition where the body attacks its own healthy melanin-producing skin cells by mistake. It may be hereditary or triggered by a particular event like ...