Treatment for vitiligo is based on changing the appearance of the skin by restoring the original color of the skin.

  ✪ Skin Graft

It is a surgical procedure where healthy skin is removed from the unaffected area of the body and covers the area of the skin that has been damaged or lost. Hence to treat Vitiligo, a skin graft is used to cover a white patch. An alternative to skin grafting includes taking a skin sample and then removing the melanocytes from it and transplanting them on the areas of vitiligo.

 Procedure

  ➤ Healthy skin is taken from a part of the body

  ➤ It is then transplanted to cover the damaged skin or the skin which is missing

  ➤ After few days, the grafted skin starts to develop blood vessels and connect the skin around it

 Benefits

  ➤ It will improve the appearance of the damaged skin and restore its function

  ➤ The surgery is pretty effective for skin discoloration

  ✪ Punch Grafting

Punch grafting is also known as phototherapy. Punch grafting when combined with other treatments has shown a positive impact on vitiligo.

 Procedure

  ➤ During surgery the skin is exposed to ultraviolet A or ultraviolet B light from a special lamp

  ➤ A medicine is given which makes the skin more sensitive to the light

 Benefits

  ➤ The process is easy, safe, inexpensive and has shown effective results of repigmenting static as well as stubborn vitiligo