Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Chemical peels and laser
Cryotherapy chemical peel and laser
no intervention
Sponsors
Sarah Ibrahim
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients older than 12 years having either vitiligo universalis that left behind residual normally pigmented and cosmetically unacceptable areas over face, neck and/or upper limbs, or vitiligo vulgaris recalcitrant to treatment and interfering with patients’ social acceptance were included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Active cutaneous infection or inflammatory dermatoses. ? Uncooperative patients. ? Unrealistic expectations. ? History of abnormal scarring. ? Patients having cardiac or renal problems. ? Patients with impaired sensation or circulation, or abnormal reactions to cold (Raynaud's phenomenon and cold urticaria).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The used depigmenting modalities proved to be effective in depigmentation of the remaining pigmented areas in vitiligo cases | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TCA peels are tolerable, cheap and available depigmenting agents in face and/ or neck depigmentation. QsNdYAG, cyotherapy and phenol 88 gave comparable results in upper limb depigmentation. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Ismail
Lecturer of Dermatology Cairo University.
Outcome results
None listed