Open AccessComparative study of efficacy of epidermal melanocyte transfer versus hair follicular melanocyte transfer in stable vitiligo
Author(s) -
Navya Donaparthi,
Ajay Chopra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.193671
Subject(s) - vitiligo , melanocyte , medicine , outer root sheath , dermatology , group b , hair follicle , follicular phase , prospective cohort study , group a , surgery , melanoma , cancer research
Vitiligo surgery has come up a long way from punch skin grafts to epidermal cell suspension and latest to the extracted hair follicle outer root sheath cell suspension (EHFORSCS) transplantation. The progressive development from one technique to the other is always on a quest for the best. In the latest development, EHFORSCS, which is an enriched source of follicular inactive melanocyte (melanocyte stem cells), seems to be a good addition to the prevailing cell-based therapies for vitiligo. However, it needs to be explored further in larger, clinical trials.