Vitiligo Surgery

Vitiligo Surgery;

India is at the forefront of vitiligo surgery with conceptualizing the ideas and showing them to work in various types of vitiligo. There are more than 5 types of vitiligo surgery that are routinely done to achieve repigmentation. These are Non cultured Epidermal Cell Suspension done by putting a mixture of epidermal cells (most superficial layer of skin) onto the white patches. Then there is Jodhpur technique which uses a mixture of epidermal cells by dermabrading the skin surrounding the patches or from a different site and places them onto the white patches. Follicular Unit Hair Grafting into the patches is also a very successful type of surgery for repigmentation. Dr Nilesh Goyal specializes in transplanting pubic hair onto the vitiligo patch and achieving repigmentation. The older surgical methods like suction blister grafting, ultra-thin skin grafting and mini punch grafting are also done in specific situations.