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depigmentation therapy
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PUVA Therapy
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Vitiligo is difficult to treat. Early treatment options include the following: Exposure to intense ultraviolet light, such as narrow-band UVB therapy; Medicines taken by mouth such as trimethylpsoralen (Trisoralen. Skin may be grafted or removed f...
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Vitiligo is a condition in which a loss of cells that give color to the skin (melanocytes) results in smooth, white patches in the midst of normally pigmented skin.
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Skin grafting is a surgical procedure in which skin or a skin substitute is placed over a burn or non-healing wound. Purpose A skin graft is used to permanently replace damaged or missing skin or to provide a temporary wound covering.
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Skin grafting is a surgical procedure by which skin or skin substitute is placed over a burn or non-healing wound to permanently replace damaged or missing skin or provide a temporary wound covering. Purpose Wounds such as third-degree burns must be covered as quickly as possible to prevent infection or loss of fluid.
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Detailed information on plastic surgery techniques
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A skin graft is a patch of skin that is surgically removed from one area of the body and transplanted to another area.
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Ultraviolet light treatment uses a particular band of the nonvisible light spectrum to treat psoriasis and a variety of other skin diseases. It can be used alone or in combination with other medications applied directly to the skin or taken internally.
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