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Suction blister grafting for stable vitiligo using pulsed erbium:YAG laser ablation for recipient site
1Department of Dermatology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India. krupa@satyam.net.in
International Journal of Dermatology
|August 16, 2000
Abstract
Background:
Suction blister grafting was performed via a modified simple technique using a 20-mL syringe to create the donor graft and pulsed erbium:YAG laser ablation of the recipient site.
Methods:
Two patients with stable vitiligo and one with postinflammatory depigmentation were studied.
Results:
The grafts took well in all three patients and pigmentation was retained at 20 weeks. No complications occurred.
Conclusions:
The erbium:YAG laser is an ideal tool for creating graft recipient sites, given its precision in terms of width and depth of ablation. A 20-mL syringe can be used to create a blister of adequate size.