Abstract
Background:
The vitiligo of the penis and vulva is a difficult to treat region of the body where the existing surgical repigmentation methods usually do not give satisfactory results.
Objective:
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of microskin grafting in stable genital vitiligo.
Methods:
Four male patients and 1 female patient were included in this study, and microskin grafting was performed in the stable vitiliginous areas of genitals under regional anaesthesia.
Results:
The microskin grafting technique has shown desired results at these sites with near total pigmentation and negligible donor area deformity.
Conclusion:
The microskin grafting for vitiligo is simple, reliable, and the most cost-effective technique of tissue grafting that has all the benefits of the latest cellular grafting techniques without its high cost and infrastructure.
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