Fig leaves are mainly used to treat vitiligo, but this treatment method varies from person to person. Do not follow it blindly. It is best to treat vitiligo according to the doctor's recommendations.

There are precedents for folk use of fig leaves to treat vitiligo. Applying fig leaves locally or using its alcohol extract can promote skin photosensitivity and promote the regeneration of melanocytes. You can try it. It should be pointed out that vitiligo requires comprehensive and standardized treatment, and its treatment has three aspects: oral drug treatment, external drug treatment, and local treatment. Commonly used oral drugs include transfactor oral liquid and thymosin enteric-coated tablets. If the disease is in the acute progression stage, it is recommended to use prednisone. Commonly used topical drugs include calcipotriol ointment, halometasone ointment, etc. Commonly used local treatments include ultraviolet irradiation, laser irradiation, etc. If the condition is stable, vitiligo epidermal transplantation is recommended.

It is not recommended to use figs to treat vitiligo. In clinical practice, people often encounter skin allergic reactions when fig juice is directly applied to the skin. This is mainly because figs contain a variety of photosensitizing ingredients. , can cause allergic reactions in the skin. People use figs to treat vitiligo mainly because the figs contain psoralen, which is the main active drug in treating vitiligo. However, the specific content of psoralen in figs cannot be determined. At the same time, figs also contain a variety of photosensitizing ingredients that can easily cause allergic reactions in the skin. Therefore, it is not recommended to use figs directly to treat vitiligo.