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- Title
Autologous Non-Cultured Epidermal Cellular Grafting in the Surgical Treatment of Stable Vitiligo: The Skin Hospital Protocol.
- Authors
Doolan, Brent J.; Weaich, Michelle; Mamo, Joanne; Gupta, Monisha
- Abstract
Autologous non-cultured epidermal cellular grafting is the treatment of choice for patients with stable refractory vitiligo. Recently, studies have shown cost-effective alternatives for this procedure, superseding previous techniques that required large research facilities or expensive pre-packaged kits. We provide modifications to current techniques, including the use of individual Petri dishes to allow for processing larger skin grafts, hyfrecation instead of conventional manual dermabrasion of the recipient site to reduce scar formation as well as better margin delineation, and an intravenous giving set with a filter for improved filtration of the mixed cell population. These modifications facilitated sufficient skin repigmentation in a cost-effective outpatient setting.
- Subjects
VITILIGO; SKIN grafting; DERMABRASION; CELL populations; DERMATOLOGIC surgery; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; HOMOGRAFTS; BONE grafting
- Publication
Dermatology (10188665), 2022, Vol 238, Issue 1, p167
- ISSN
1018-8665
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000515084