Hu. Kim et Sk. Yun, Suction device for epidermal grafting in vitiligo: Employing a syringe anda manometer to provide an adequate negative pressure, DERM SURG, 26(7), 2000, pp. 702-704
BACKGROUND. Suction devices for epidermal grafting need a suction pump to p
rovide a negative pressure. The authors have developed a suction device in
which a syringe and a manometer are employed to provide a negative pressure
.
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of our su
ction device in vitiligo patients.
METHODS. The suction device was used to obtain epidermal blisters from the
donor site. A CO2 laser was employed to remove the depigmented epidermis. T
he blister roofs of the donor site were harvested and were placed onto the
recipient area. Ten patients with stable vitiligo were treated by epidermal
grafting.
RESULTS. Epidermal blisters were produced by suction in all patients. Also,
all 10 patients regained repigmentation.
CONCLUSION. Our suction blister device is simple and inexpensive to make, a
nd it may become an alternative to the other suction devices.