SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR VITILIGO: WHEN AND HOW TO CONSIDER SKIN GRAFTING AND CELL TRANSPLANTS

When conventional therapies like topical agents and phototherapy fail to yield significant improvements, surgical interventions can offer hope for repigmentation in stable vitiligo. Surgical options are generally reserved for patients whose vitiligo has not progressed for at least 6–12 months and who have not responded to other treatments. One of