ArticleInternational wound journal2016
Epidermal skin grafting in vitiligo: a pilot study.
Article in International wound journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of micrografting technology in humans.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficiency of Epidermal Grafts in Chronic Wounds: A Retrospective Observational Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Monoclonal Antibodies in the Management of Inflammation in Wound Healing: An Updated Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Management of the refractory vitiligo patient: current therapeutic strategies and future options.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Surgical Treatment of Vitiligo.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- A comparative study of suction blister epidermal grafting and automated blister epidermal micrograft in stable vitiligo.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Re: Epidermal skin grafting in vitiligo: a pilot study.International wound journal · 2017Article
- Wood's lamp for vitiligo disease stability and early recognition of initiative pigmentation after epidermal grafting.International wound journal · 2017Article
- Potential execution of vitiligo surgery by the most conceivable technique - which, where, and why?Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgeryReview
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Vitiligo is a multifactorial acquired dermatosis characterised by achromic or hypochromic macules and by the absence of functioning melanocytes. Treatment depends on the extent of the affected areas and on disease activity. Surgical techniques have proven to be effective in stable cases but can be time-consuming and, in some cases, aesthetically unsatisfying or painful for the patients. The aim of the study was to assess the clinical safety and effectiveness of a new automatic epidermal skin harvesting device in patients with stable localised vitiligo over a minimum 12-month period. This new system (CELLUTOME™ Epidermal Harvesting System, KCI, an ACELITY Company, San Antonio, TX) is a commercially available epidermal skin harvesting system that can be used without local anaesthesia or other pre-treatments and has been shown to have low rates of donor site morbidity. Epidermal skin grafts can used in patients with acute and hard to heal chronic wounds, burns and stable vitiligo. The use of advanced therapies may improve the quality of life, have cost benefits and accelerate re-pigmentation of patients with vitiligo. In our preliminary study, this system was seen to be a safe and efficacious means of harvesting epidermal micrografts containing melanocytes for use in patients with stable vitiligo unresponsive to standard therapies.
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