The Demise of Michael Jackson has generated a big wave of awareness about Vitiligo

July 7, 2009, Manger customer support of Trueherbals stated in a special briefing that the unexpected death of Michael Jackson has raised a big tide of awareness in people with vitiligo about their disorder and the traffic on websites related to various vitiligo products has increased tremendously. “We are receiving so many queries in emails that we can not respond to all of them in time.

It may be noted that the great pop star made a public statement in Feb 1993 that he was affected by vitiligo ever-since the release of thriller. Many of the mysteries about the gradual whitening of his complexion and the plastic surgeries were related to vitiligo.

“We are all sad on the departure of the star, but people with vitiligo are relating to him in a unique but certainly a positive fashion” He concluded.