Autologous Cell Suspension Grafting Using ReCell in Vitiligo and Piebaldism Patients

Launched by NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR PIGMENT DISORDERS · May 27, 2015

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Autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting is an effective method of surgical treatment in vitiligo, which is suitable for treating large areas with good cosmetic results. The ReCell Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (Avita Medical Europe Limited, Cambridge, UK) is a device which, compared to other forms of autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting, is easier in use showing similar results. With this device an epidermal cell suspension is created from a split skin graft, usually taken from the hip region. Currently, conventional ablative (full surface de-epidermisation) laser treatme...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with, segmental vitiligo or piebaldism under medical treatment at the Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders
• • Age ≥18
• • Patient is willing and able to give written informed consent
• • Segmental vitiligo stable since 12 months without systemic therapy or 12 months without topical therapy as defined by the absence of new lesions and/or enlargement of existing lesions.
• • At least four depigmented lesions on the proximal extremities or trunk larger than 3x3 cm or one depigmented lesion on the proximal extremities or trunk of at least 12x3 cm.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • UV therapy or systemic immunosuppressive treatment during the last 12 months
• • Local treatment of vitiligo during the last 12 months
• • Vitiligo lesions with follicular or non-follicular repigmentations
• • Skin type I
• • Recurrent HSV skin infections
• • Hypertrophic scars
• • Keloid
• • Cardiac insufficiency
• • Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to (UVB or UVA) light and/or allergy to local anaesthesia.
• • Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
• • Patients not competent to understand what the procedures involves
• • Patients with a personal history of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer
• • Patients with atypical nevi.
• • Known allergy to clarithromycin