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Hi. I have a skin problem going on for 1 month now. I have medium n small white patches on my face. Also recently I discovered white spots on my body too. My body is more itchy nowadays. Please, may I know what problem I have.
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White patches are caused by loss if pigment called vitilligo. It needs treatment by a skin specialist. Some other conditions may cause light patches which still retain pigments. So they are not completely white.
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