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JAAD Paper Summary
Motorized 0.8-mm micropunch grafting for refractory vitiligo: A Retrospective study of 230 cases
Jung Min Bae, MD, PhD, Ji Hae Lee, MD, PhD, Hyuck Sun Kwon, MD, Jiehoon Kim, MD, and Dong Seok Kim, MD, PhD Suwon and Seoul, Korea
Background: Punch grafting for vitiligo is time-consuming and can result in cobblestone-like appearances. We devised a motorized 0.8-mm micropunch grafting procedure to overcome these limitations.
Objective: To assess the therapeutic effectiveness and adverse events associated with micropunch grafting in refractory vitiligo.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 230 cases in 208 patients with stable vitiligo who underwent motorized 0.8-mm micropunch grafting during January 2015-August 2017. Treatment success was defined as ≥75% repigmentation, and factors associated with the outcome were assessed.
Results: Overall, 181 of 230 lesions (78.7%) achieved treatment success after a median of 6 months with postoperative excimer therapy. Lesions on the face and neck, and disease stability of ≥12 months were good prognostic factors for treatment success. Common adverse events were color mismatch (24.8%) and cobblestone appearance (18.3%). Overall, the treatment was tolerable.
Limitations: This was a retrospective study.
Conclusion: Micropunch grafting using a motorized 0.8-mm punch can successfully treat refractory vitiligo with short procedure times and excellent outcomes. This technique could be a rapid and convenient surgical option with acceptable adverse events and is promising for treating refractory vitiligo on an outpatient basis, particularly in patients who are unlikely to tolerate prolonged surgery.
( J Am Acad Dermatol 2018;79:720-7. )
Key words: grafting, operation, punch grafting, surgery, transplantation, vitiligo.
JDA Paper 1 Summary
Skin seeding technique with 0.5-mm micropunch grafting for vitiligo irrespective of the epidermal–de
Dong Seok KIM, Hyun Jeong JU, Han Na LEE, In Hye CHOI, Sung Hye EUN, Jiehoon KIM, Jung Min BAE
Eureka Skin & Laser Clinic, Seoul, Department of Dermatology, St Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Department of Dermatology, Bucheon St Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Dr Kim’s Skin & Laser Clinic, Suwon, Korea
Abstract
Micropunch grafting is the simplest surgical intervention for refractory vitiligo but is tedious and time-consuming. Therefore, we aimed to verify the efficacy and safety of dermal orientation grafting using motorized 0.5-mm micropunch grafting for vitiligo. In a preliminary animal study, 12-week-old rats were used to observe the healing process after the transplantation of dermal orientation grafts with various punch sizes. In a clinical trial, a total of 100 vitiligo patches in 50 patients with stable vitiligo were randomly allocated to motorized 0.5-mm micropunch grafting in epidermal and dermal orientations, respectively. The grafts were implanted at intervals of 5 mm at the recipient site. Treatment success was defined as greater than 75% repigmentation. In the animal study, all grafts were shown to be well integrated into the recipient site within 3 weeks. In the clinical trial, treatment success was achieved in 72% and 76% of the epidermal and dermal orientation groups, respectively; a cobblestone appearance was observed in 4% and 2%, respectively. In conclusion, we demonstrated that this new grafting method irrespective of epidermal–dermal orientation using motorized 0.5-mm micropunch grafting was effective and safe. We have named this the “skin seeding technique” and it differs from traditional punch grafting in that it can be performed regardless of the graft orientation.
Key words: intervention, orientation, punch grafting, surgery, transplantation.
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Global Skin Seeding Technique (SST) Branch
Degree of Apex SST Medical Course [Sample]
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해외 백반증 환자 SST 치료 절차 (중국 사례)
