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Table 2 ‘When thinking about repigmentation of vitiligo after treatment, what does a “cosmetically acceptable result” mean to you?’ (Themes in descending order of popularity)

From: Survey and online discussion groups to develop a patient-rated outcome measure on acceptability of treatment response in vitiligo

Theme

Number of responses

Percent

Blends well with skin

45

19%

Less noticeable

35

14.8%

Skin back to normal

31

13.1%

Reduction in white patches

29

12.2%

Confident/Comfortable

25

10.5%

Repigment visible sites

19

8%

Any Improvement

17

7.2%

Mostly repigmented

14

5.9%

Cosmetics

9

3.8%

Unaffected by tanning

5

2.1%

Means nothing

4

1.7%

Lasting repigmentation

3

1.3%

Completely depigmented

1

0.4%