Surgical Therapies for Vitiligo.
Surgical management is a safe and effective treatment modality for select patients with vitiligo. Many techniques of vitiligo surgery exist, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. Preoperative screening for appropriate candidates, selection of surgical technique, and postoperative management are all key elements in enabling patients to achieve maximal repigmentation.
Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, 3031 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Tasneem F
TF
Mohammad
Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, 3031 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. Electronic address: ihamzav1@hfhs.org.
Iltefat H
IH
Hamzavi
D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000601:surgery*
Donor site; Graft; Recipient site; Repigmentation; Surgery; Vitiligo