title: Split thickness skin grafting in patients with stable vitiligo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vitiligo is an acquired disorder of depigmentation. Various surgical modalities are recommended for quicker resolution of lesions in stable cases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report the efficacy of split thickness skin grafting in a series of 50 patients with stable vitiligo.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty patients with stable vitiligo, not responding to adequate trial of medical line of treatment were taken in this prospective study. After doing complete investigations, including coagulogram, they were subjected to split thickness skin grafting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Satisfactory cosmetic results were obtained in all cases. Colour match was good with minimal complications reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Split thickness skin grafting remains a promising option for patients with stable recalcitrant vitiligo.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comparison of efficacy and side effects of various vitiligo surgical modalities was not done.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sameem
authors.forename: Sheikh Javeed
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.forename: Qazi Masood
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Ahmad