To be shocked by multiple white patches on child’s face after foreign sun exposure

That’s not 100% is it so you’re still catching the sun. I used to use F50 and top up every few hours and still get a tan (as do most people on holiday)

it does sound like vitiligo and you’ve never noticed before because she usually doesn’t have a suntan. It’s not easy to notice on fair skin

It blocks 98% though! Take longer than a holiday to get a tan.

It was absolutely trauma in my Dsis. She was 17, a life with AWFUL parents and then was dumped in the most heartbreaking way by a terribly mediocre boy. She was so devastated. She got very, very sick and then after began losing all her pigment which was absolutely the cherry on the shit sundae. It's not even just the skin. Her eyebrows, hair and skin went white piece by piece.

Nothing says "not upset" better than a passive aggressive post.

I think there’s a grain of real truth in this. I definitely developed my vitiligo in response to stress and trauma (as are a lot of autoimmune things).

Just seen your update, @TraciePollins . I'm really glad that the worrying uncertainty is over, and that the condition your daughter has is something unconcerning. xx

I have vitiligo and, though never formally diagnosed, my parents both had cunt traits. I think you'd have to do a comparative study, though, including people without vitiligo, to see whether there were differences in the rate of parental cuntishness between those with and without the disease.

My sister has vitiligo and one parent is absolutely a cunt. You might be onto a medical breakthrough here 😁

Sounds like pityriasis rosecea to me. A fungal infection.

Not sure why the Australian poster's mild factual remark upset you so much.

As the saying goes: "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun."

Glad you know what it is, and that it’s nothing exceptionally gruesome in the scheme of things. I would like to apologise for know it all Aussie. I am Aussie also and a lot of my countrymen seem to think we know everything about the sun and the damage it can do. I have lived in Europe and know that it feels entirely different depending on where you are. The sun in Turkey or Greece is a lot stronger and much more “burny” than the same temperature in Northern Europe. You have been protecting your kid from sun damage by consistently applying spf, and you don’t deserve to be vilified for this.

Suncream is not sunblock. Even with F50 you can get a tan

If you grew up outside of the UK and the sun burns you when in the UK that’s your ‘foreign sun’ 😂 It’s probably because in the UK we think ah it’s not that hot I’ll be fine, so we drop our guard with sun protection

This - what is she using in her skin ?

My husband tanned normally until puberty and then lost all pigmentation in significant patches of his skin. It doesn't hurt or anything but there is a much greater risk, obviously of burning, but also skin cancer. Keep your daughter very well creamed and out of the sun between 12 and 3.

DD used to get white patches on her legs in the summer. She had bad eczema at the time so I thought it was related. Even the dermatologist was stumped as to what it was, but never seen evidence of it since. Def see a Dr though to rule out anything else.

My vitiligo started in my 40s. Once my immune system had got bored with only playing with my blood clotting and thyroid. I swear my immune system hates me and is trying to kill me.

I am a very pale person with vitiligo that would show if I got a tan. Around half of cases start in childhood, but I didn't show signs until around 30. It's only really in summer they become more noticeable but even then it's only me who really notices them, and I don't sit in the sun. It's often symmetrical, appearing on both sides of the face and body, and often first affects round openings, eyes, mouth, belly button, and ends of fingers and toes, but can happen anywhere. I'd keep an eye out on your DD in case she develops anymore. Its not serious, and if you're white it's not very noticeable.

You can still tan, my children always wear factor 50 or 100 in Dubai - I re-apply multiple times a day and they always have white bits and are noticeably darker. I wear factor 50 and tan.

I know. I literally said no one adheres to that so I assumed PP was pretending to be confused? Now I’m real life confused.

But equally, you can’t deny that proper sun safety is to never be in the sun long enough to get a tan. If anyone is tanning then sun damage is happening, but we all take managed risks every day - that’s not a criticism (see also, the risk of flying to the holiday, the risk of driving to the airport,
the risk of drinking alcohol on holiday, the risk of increased sugar intake from the ice creams the kids have).

They shouldn’t be tanned at all if you were applying F50 every few hours.