Punch grafting in vitiligo : Refinements and case selection

Autogolous split thickness punch grafting is being increasingly used as an effective technique in the management of refractory vitiligo by dermatosurgeons as an office procedure. Refinements in the technique of punch grafting has been described with special attention to the junctional areas and graft interspaces. Based on the experience of 55 cases treated with this technique careful selection of patients and recipient sites has been suggested.