Open AccessRole of recipient-site preparation techniques and post-operative wound dressing in the surgical management of vitiligo
Author(s) -
Nour Al-Hadidi,
James L. Griffith,
Mohammed AlJamal,
Iltefat Hamzavi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.158439
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , transplantation , surgery , grafting , skin grafting , suction blister , dermatology , skin transplantation , suction , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , mechanical engineering , engineering
Vitiligo is an acquired skin disorder characterized by the destruction of melanocytes resulting in achromic macules and patches involving the affected skin. Multiple methods of treatments have emerged to manage vitiligo, including medical and surgical techniques. Among the surgical techniques described in the management of vitiligo are minipunch grafting, split-thickness skin grafting, hair follicle transplantation, suction blister grafting, and cultured and non-cultured autologous melanocyte transplantation. However, prior to grafting optimal recipient-site preparation is needed for graft survival and successful repigmentation outcomes. Similarly, post-operative care of the recipient site is vital to yielding a viable graft irrespective of the transplantation technique employed. This article reviews the multiple methods employed to prepare the recipient site in vitiligo surgeries and the post-surgical conditions which optimize graft viability. A pubmed search was conducted utilizing the key words listed below.