Tissue grafts in vitiligo surgery - Past, present, and future

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-158

  Khunger, Niti ^a,b   Kathuria, Sushruta ^a   Ramesh, V ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UU 191 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Suction blister grafting; Thin split thickness grafting; Tissue grafts; Vitiligo surgery

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVASCULARIZATION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 68049129579     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.53196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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