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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 338-339 |
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| Ready-to-use device for dermabrasion in vitiligo surgery |
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Karalikkattil T Ashique1, Feroze Kaliyadan2, Puravoor Jayasree3
1 Department of Dermatology, Amanza Skin Clinic, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India
2 Faculty of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
3 Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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| Date of Web Publication | 26-Nov-2020 |
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Adequate dermabrasion of recipient site is a crucial step in vitiligo surgery. We suggest the use of a commercially available mechanized abrader as an economical and efficient tool for dermabrasion especially in resource poor settings. Keywords: Cellular grafting, dermabrasion, vitiligo, vitiligo surgery
How to cite this article:
Ashique KT, Kaliyadan F, Jayasree P. Ready-to-use device for dermabrasion in vitiligo surgery. J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2020;13:338-9 |
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Vitiligo surgery is now being taken up in many centers even where resources are poor, and various simple techniques have been described for the preparation of the recipient skin.[1],[2] Optimal dermabrasion is the key to good results, and it is cumbersome when large lesions need to be operated.
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We use a mechanized abrader, which is readily available in online stores. It is intended primarily for pedicures (called electric callus remover) and can be easily sterilized by ethylene oxide method [Figure 1]A. The machine works on 5 V, and it can be operated by power banks used for mobile phone charging [Figure 1]B. It can easily dermabrade the surface, and prepare the bed for cellular grafting and similar procedures [[Figure 2], Video 1]. It is cheap, easily sterilizable, and battery operated. Also, it does not run as fast as the motorized dermabrader, so even amateurs can take up procedures at ease. | Figure 1: (A) Dermabrasion device after ethylene oxide sterilization. (B) The mechanism ready and connected to a power bank
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 | Figure 2: (A) Vitiligo patch on the right forehead. (B) Appreciable pin point bleeding on the dermabraded site. (C) Lesion recovering with normal pigmentation
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Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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| 1. | Al-Hadidi N, Griffith JL, Al-Jamal MS, Hamzavi I Role of recipient-site preparation techniques and post-operative wound dressing in the surgical management of vitiligo. J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2015;8:79-87.  |
| 2. | Ashique KT, Kaliyadan F, George RR Dermabrasion of the recipient skin in vitiligo surgery: an easier way out. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2018;84:498-9. |
Correspondence Address:
Karalikkattil T Ashique
Department of Dermatology, Amanza Skin Clinic, Perinthalmanna 679322, Kerala.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_28_20
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