Amniotic Membrane as a Scaffold for Melanocyte Transplantation in Patients with Stable Vitiligo

Figure 2

Patient 1. Preoperatively (a); the achromic epidermis was removed using CO₂ laser, and AM carrying cultured melanocytes on the basement membrane surface was applied on the denuded area with one layer of Vaseline gauze. The amniotic membranes were fixed with steri-strips and covered with dry gauze and adhesive tape (b); postoperative photography (>90% repigmentation at 16 weeks) (c).

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