Samy, A., El-Sabbagh, A., Mohamed, A., Abdel-Halim, M. (2022). Usefulness of Micro-Punch Skin Grafting for Treatment of Resistant Vitiligo. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 46(1), 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.220420
Aya Samy; Ahmed El-Sabbagh; Adel Mohamed; Mostafa M. Abdel-Halim. "Usefulness of Micro-Punch Skin Grafting for Treatment of Resistant Vitiligo". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 46, 1, 2022, 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.220420
Samy, A., El-Sabbagh, A., Mohamed, A., Abdel-Halim, M. (2022). 'Usefulness of Micro-Punch Skin Grafting for Treatment of Resistant Vitiligo', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 46(1), pp. 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.220420
Samy, A., El-Sabbagh, A., Mohamed, A., Abdel-Halim, M. Usefulness of Micro-Punch Skin Grafting for Treatment of Resistant Vitiligo. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022; 46(1): 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.220420
Usefulness of Micro-Punch Skin Grafting for Treatment of Resistant Vitiligo
1Plastic surgery department, Mansoura university, Mansoura, Egypt
2The Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
3The Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
4The Department of Plastic Surgery , Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Abstract
Introduction: Vitiligo is a depigmented common skin disorder. The disease may lead to social and psychological distress to the patient. Therefore, a good treatment can improve the patient's life quality. Punch grafting is a simple and commonly used method of treating vitiligo. However, it is time consuming with the risk of post-operative cobble stoning appearance. We used motorized 0.8-1.3 micro-punch grafting procedure to overcome these limitations. Aim: To evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of using micro-punch grafting to treat vitiligo and adverse events associated with this method. Patients and Methods: This is a prospective study for 20 patients with vitiligo. They underwent motorized 0.8-1.3 micro-punch grafting from 2019 to June 2020. Results: Thirty percent of the patients showed excellent re-pigmentation ³75%. Forty percent of the patients showed moderate re-pigmentation. Twenty percent of the cases showed mild re-pigmentation and only 10% showed no improvement. Conclusion: Micro-punch grafting is an effective way to treat vitiligo; it is also considered a suitable option with tolerable adverse events.
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