A Randomized Pilot Study to Compare Hair Follicle Cell Suspensions Prepared Using Trypsin Alone Versus Trypsin in Combination with Collagenase Type I for Transplantation in Vitiligo

    July 2019 in “ Clinical and experimental dermatology ”
    Kanya Rani Vashisht, Sudheer Arava, Manoj Kumar Tembhre … Somesh Gupta
    Studysummary This study found that incorporating collagenase type I into a noncultured hair follicle cell suspension technique improved cell yield and enhanced repigmentation in patients with stable vitiligo compared to dermabrasion alone.
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