‘Elderly child’: Trauma of Israeli bombing turns Gaza girl’s hair grey
‘Elderly child’: Trauma of Israeli bombing turns Gaza girl’s hair grey
A panic attack during a strike left Lana al-Sharif visibly ageing, with a condition that has no treatment in the war-battered Palestinian enclave
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Vitiligo occurs when pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) die or stop producing melanin — the pigment that gives your skin, hair and eyes color. The involved patches of skin become lighter or white. It's unclear exactly what causes these pigment cells to fail or die. It may be related to:
- A disorder of the immune system (autoimmune condition)
- Family history (heredity)
- A trigger event, such as stress, severe sunburn or skin trauma, such as contact with a chemical
She’s also right at the age where it often presents itself. But yes stress can cause it to appear or suddenly spread.
Right - of course it would be difficult to pin the onset of vitiligo to stress, but I wanted to post this because my first reaction was one of strong skepticism. (There's a lot of propaganda out there.) I checked myself and looked it up.
People from countries like Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine look much older than people from relatively stable (as in not bombed constantly) countries like Jordan, Iran and Egypt. The wealthy gulf countries have a much younger looking people for the most part.
You can definitely see the stress of war And opression ageing people fast.
Yes, but that aged look from years of stress isn't vitiligo.
Reminds me of the kid in come and see transitioning from a normal pre-teen to a broken old man through numerous war crimes.
Wow. I keep meaning to watch this movie but I just can't bring myself to watch it.
