Iltefat Hamzavi, MD: Surgical Options for Vitiligo

Dr. Hamzavi reviews the role of surgical intervention in the management of Vitiligo, focusing on identifying appropriate candidates and outlining the available procedural techniques for patients with stable disease. His presentation emphasizes patient selection and the advantages of different grafting approaches for achieving successful repigmentation.

Topics Covered

Identifying appropriate candidates for surgical treatment of vitiligo
The importance of disease stability before surgery
Techniques for punch grafting and their clinical applications
Suction blister epidermal grafting for targeted repigmentation
Non-cultured epidermal cell suspension as an advanced surgical option
Selecting the most appropriate procedure based on disease characteristics and treatment goals

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