Factors affecting the outcome of the suction blisters using two different harvesting techniques in vitiligo patients.

Background: Suction blister grafting (SBG) technique has been used for long to treat various skin conditions. Different suction methods have been used such as syringes, Chinese cups, and suction device. There are some limitations of its use as time consumption, failure of induction or incomplete blister formation and pain.

Carboxytherapy Versus Skin Microneedling in Treatment of Atrophic Postacne Scars: A Comparative Clinical, Histopathological, and Histometrical Study.

Background: Acne scarring has been a challenge to treat. Microneedling gained popularity in treatment of such scars. Meanwhile, carboxytherapy (CXT) is considered a novel treatment modality for acne scars.

Syringes versus Chinese cups in harvesting suction-induced blister graft: a randomized split-body study.

Background: Suction blister grafting (SBG) is a technique where the pigmented epidermis is harvested from the donor site by induction of a blister using different suction methods as syringes, Chinese cups, suction device, etc. However, pain, time consumption, incomplete blister formation, and failure of blister development are the main limitations.

Objective: To compare between cups and syringes of similar diameter in inducing suction blisters.

Simultaneous improvement and worsening of vitiligo lesions during the course of NB-UVB phototherapy; vitiligo may not act as one unit.

Re-pigmentation and stabilization are the two ultimate goals of any re-pigmenting plan designed for vitiligo management. Furthermore, whether the improvement of some vitiligo lesions could be considered a guarantee for a similar response and/or stabilization of the rest of the lesions or not, remains to be clarified. To evaluate the behavior of non-segmental vitiligo (NSV), while on narrow band-ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy.

Significant reduction of inflammation and sebaceous glands size in acne vulgaris lesions after intense pulsed light treatment.

Intense pulsed light (IPL) has been used for years in treatment of acne vulgaris. However, quantitative evaluation of histopathological changes after its use as a sole therapy was poorly investigated. Accordingly, this study aims to objectively evaluate inflammatory infiltrate and sebaceous glands in acne vulgaris after IPL.

Treatment of periungual vitiligo with erbium-YAG-laser plus 5-flurouracil: a left to right comparative study.

Despite the multiple treatment modalities available for vitiligo, none of them gives satisfactory results in the periungual type. In this study we tried to explore and evaluate the effects of the combination treatment of erbium:YAG laser resurfacing and topical 5-flurouracil in periungual vitiligo. Nine adult patients presenting with periungual vitiligo lesions were included in this prospective left-right comparative study.

Evaluation of the effects of NB-UVB in both segmental and non-segmental vitiligo affecting different body sites.

Background: Narrow band (NB)-UVB has been used in the treatment of vitiligo for years but statistical evaluation of the clinical response in both segmental and non-segmental vitiligo patients has yet to be assessed.

Objectives: Statistical evaluation of the clinical response of vitiligo patients to NB-UVB in both segmental and non-segmental types affecting different body sites.

Methods: This study included 150 patients with vitiligo either segmental (10%) or non-segmental (90%).