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Suction blister grafting for stable vitiligo using pulsed erbium:YAG laser ablation for recipient site
Author(s) -
Sachdev Mukta,
Krupashankar Devasthanam Sundara Rao
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00989.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , syringe , vitiligo , suction blister , erbium , suction , depigmentation , grafting , surgery , ablative case , laser , laser ablation , dermatology , optics , materials science , composite material , radiation therapy , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , polymer , psychiatry
Background Suction blister grafting was performed via a modified simple technique using a 20‐mL syringe to create the donor graft and pulsed erbium:YAG laser ablation of the recipient site. Methods Two patients with stable vitiligo and one with postinflammatory depigmentation were studied. Results The grafts took well in all three patients and pigmentation was retained at 20 weeks. No complications occurred. Conclusions The erbium:YAG laser is an ideal tool for creating graft recipient sites, given its precision in terms of width and depth of ablation. A 20‐mL syringe can be used to create a blister of adequate size.