Ann Dermatol.  2019 Dec;31(6):687-689. 10.5021/ad.2019.31.6.687.

Repigmentation of Eyebrow Leukotrichia in Segmental Vitiligo Treated with Suction Blister Epidermal Grafting Following Hair Plucking

• Oh SJ
• Kim CR
• Park JH
• Lee DY
• Yoon D

• KMID: 2461997
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2019.31.6.687

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Blister*
Eyebrows*
Hair*
Suction*
Transplants*
Vitiligo*

Figure

• 

  Fig. 1 (A) Well-defined depigmented patches on left side of forehead and eyelid with leukotrichia of the eyebrow. (B) After 2 years of treatment showing successful repigmentation of white hairs. We received the patient's consent form about publishing all photographic materials.

• 

  Fig. 2 (A) Whitish patches on the right side of the eyelid with leukotrichia of the eyebrow. (B) After 1 year of treatment showing successful repigmentation of white hairs. We received the patient's consent form about publishing all photographic materials.

Reference

1. Holla AP, Sahni K, Kumar R, Kanwar A, Mehta S, Parsad D. Repigmentation of leukotrichia due to retrograde migration of melanocytes after noncultured epidermal suspension transplantation. Dermatol Surg. 2014; 40:169–175.

2. Kim CY, Yoon TJ, Kim TH. Epidermal grafting after chemical epilation in the treatment of vitiligo. Dermatol Surg. 2001; 27:855–856.

3. Lee DY, Kim CR, Park JH, Lee JH. The incidence of leukotrichia in segmental vitiligo: implication of poor response to medical treatment. Int J Dermatol. 2011; 50:925–927.

4. Al-Hadidi N, Griffith JL, Al-Jamal MS, Hamzavi I. Role of recipient-site preparation techniques and post-operative wound dressing in the surgical management of vitiligo. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2015; 8:79–87.

5. Nanda S, Relhan V, Grover C, Reddy BS. Suction blister epidermal grafting for management of eyelid vitiligo: special considerations. Dermatol Surg. 2006; 32:387–391. discussion 391–392.