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Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil

Vitiligo involving the angle of lip is a therapeutically challenging site because of the small and delicate area, high mobility, and lack of hair follicles. Dermabrasion combined with topical 5-fluorouracil cream has shown promising results in various studies involving different sites. Here we prese...

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Autores principales: Hassanandani, Trashita, Kar, Bikash Ranjan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35283607
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_187_20
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description Vitiligo involving the angle of lip is a therapeutically challenging site because of the small and delicate area, high mobility, and lack of hair follicles. Dermabrasion combined with topical 5-fluorouracil cream has shown promising results in various studies involving different sites. Here we present a novel technique of using radiofrequency cautery for abrasion of epidermis followed by application of 5-fluorouracil cream. This technique has the advantage of being simple, easy, cost-effective with less downtime. A single session can yield excellent pigmentation in small areas such as the angle of lip.
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spelling pubmed-89062752022-03-10 Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil Hassanandani, Trashita Kar, Bikash Ranjan J Cutan Aesthet Surg Letter to the Editor Vitiligo involving the angle of lip is a therapeutically challenging site because of the small and delicate area, high mobility, and lack of hair follicles. Dermabrasion combined with topical 5-fluorouracil cream has shown promising results in various studies involving different sites. Here we present a novel technique of using radiofrequency cautery for abrasion of epidermis followed by application of 5-fluorouracil cream. This technique has the advantage of being simple, easy, cost-effective with less downtime. A single session can yield excellent pigmentation in small areas such as the angle of lip. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8906275/ /pubmed/35283607 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_187_20 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Hassanandani, Trashita
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Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil
title Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil
title_full Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil
title_fullStr Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil
title_full_unstemmed Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil
title_short Re-pigmentation of Vitiligo Involving Angle of Lip Using Radiofrequency Cautery and Topical 5-Fluorouracil
title_sort re-pigmentation of vitiligo involving angle of lip using radiofrequency cautery and topical 5-fluorouracil
topic Letter to the Editor
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35283607
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_187_20
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