GRAFTING OF IN-VITRO CULTURED MELANOCYTES ONTO LASER-ABLATED LESIONS IN VITILIGO

A variety of grafting procedures using autologous melanocytes have ach ieved promising results in the treatment of vitiligo. We here report o n the preparation of an adequate graft recipient bed by pulsed Erbium- YAG laser skin ablation. In particular, for irregular Lesions on delic ate sites, which cannot be approached by utilization of suction bliste rs or dermabrasion, this technique may offer a distinct advantage.