Management of vitiligo patients with surgical interventions.
Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentation disorder of unknown etiology. Medical treatments are usually reasonably effective for nonstable vitiligo patches; however, for vitiligo patches that have been stable for a substantial period of time, surgical intervention should be considered. In this article, surgical interventions for vitiligo are reviewed, including split-thickness skin grafting, suction blister grafting, miniature punch grafting, and cultured melanocyte transplantation.
Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Divya
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Shokeen
D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000637:transplantation; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000379:methods; D062072:Patient Acuity; D018579:Patient Selection; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D003879:Dermatologic Agents