Surgical therapy in vitiligo—A review

【摘要】 Background Despite modern advances in medical science and in the social attitude of people,vitiligo on exposed areas still is a stigmatizing condition leading to serious psychological problems in daily lives of the victim.Treatment of vitiligo is difficult and prolonged and despite the advancement made in the field of vitiligo surgery over the past four decades,cutaneous surgeons still struggle to select among various surgical modalities which have a promising outcome.The basic principle of all the available surgical techniques as well as their advantages and disadvantages have been reviewed.Objective The purpose of this review is to find out if we can select a proper method of surgical modalities available to treat a vitiliginous area depending on the size and distribution of the lesions in order to achieve the best possible cosmetic results.Methods This article is based on a review of various articles regarding vitiligo and its emerging surgical treatments.Conclusion Although the treatment of vitiligo keeps on changing with new developments available,discussing the present surgical modalities available for treating vitiligo along with their limitations and advantages provides with great medical knowledge about the disease and its treatment.更多还原

【Abstract】 Background Despite modern advances in medical science and in the social attitude of people,vitiligo on exposed areas still is a stigmatizing condition leading to serious psychological problems in daily lives of the victim.Treatment of vitiligo is difficult and prolonged and despite the advancement made in the field of vitiligo surgery over the past four decades,cutaneous surgeons still struggle to select among various surgical modalities which have a promising outcome.The basic principle of all the available surgical techniques as well as their advantages and disadvantages have been reviewed.Objective The purpose of this review is to find out if we can select a proper method of surgical modalities available to treat a vitiliginous area depending on the size and distribution of the lesions in order to achieve the best possible cosmetic results.Methods This article is based on a review of various articles regarding vitiligo and its emerging surgical treatments.Conclusion Although the treatment of vitiligo keeps on changing with new developments available,discussing the present surgical modalities available for treating vitiligo along with their limitations and advantages provides with great medical knowledge about the disease and its treatment.更多还原