Of Patients and Patience in Vitiligo: The Importance of Managing Treatment Expectations

Managing your vitiligo patients’ expectations about treatment is the key to ensuring success and building trust in the patient-provider relationship. Leigh Ann Pansch, MSN, FNP-BC, DCNP, the Clinical Director of Education at DOCS Dermatology in Cincinnati, OH, and Seemal Desai, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at the University of Texas-Southwestern in Dallas, TX, and Founder of Innovative Dermatology in Plano, TX, discuss how they counsel patients with vitiligo about what to expect and when once they begin therapy. They also discuss the robust vitiligo pipeline and the significance of #worldvitiligoday in this episode of Prescribing Hope in Vitiligo.