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Friday, October 28, 2011

Skin Transplant Cure for Vitiligo at Henry Ford Hospital

Encouraging news for people with segmental Vitiligo!

It looks like doctors from the US, India, and Saudi Arabia have combined their knowledge and come up with a skin transplant method that cures vitiligo.  It works mostly on segmental vitiligo, which is the kind where you just have a few spots.  The transplants are being done at Henry Ford hospital in Michigan, US.

The procedure is done in less than two hours, and you can go home the same day.  The cost is about $4,000.  Doctors from around the world are studying other vitiligo treatments and cures, involving light therapy, medications, and hormones.  It's great to see there is some advancement being made!

The color on Siddiqui's face has returned and the patches of white are almost all gone since he underwent skin transplant surgery at the Vitiligo Treatment Center, a unit of the Multicultural Dermatology Center of Henry Ford Hospital's Department of Dermatology.

Siddiqui had two procedures. The first was performed in summer 2007, but the area right below his mouth didn't come back with color. So he repeated the treatment about eight months later. Now, he's thrilled with the results.

to read the full article, click below:
http://www.freep.com/article/20111023/FEATURES08/110230372/Henry-Ford-Hospital-s-pioneering-vitiligo-treatment-draws-worldwide-interest

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