Microskin Grafting for Stable Vitiligo of the Penis and Vulva: Near Total Uniform Pigmentation.
BACKGROUND
The vitiligo of the penis and vulva is a difficult to treat region of the body where the existing surgical repigmentation methods usually do not give satisfactory results.


OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of microskin grafting in stable genital vitiligo.


METHODS
Four male patients and 1 female patient were included in this study, and microskin grafting was performed in the stable vitiliginous areas of genitals under regional anaesthesia.


RESULTS
The microskin grafting technique has shown desired results at these sites with near total pigmentation and negligible donor area deformity.


CONCLUSIONS
The microskin grafting for vitiligo is simple, reliable, and the most cost-effective technique of tissue grafting that has all the benefits of the latest cellular grafting techniques without its high cost and infrastructure.
Devendra Hospital and Yuva Cosmetic Clinic, Bareilly, U.P., India dr.dkgupt@gmail.com.
Devendra Kumar
DK
Gupta
Devendra Hospital and Yuva Cosmetic Clinic, Bareilly, U.P., India.
Shruti
S
Devendra
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000601:surgery*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
laser; phototherapy; pigmentary disorder; surgery; wound