Vitiligo is a chronic auto-immune disorder where permanent white patches appear
on the skin and sometimes hair. It is most noticeable in skin of colour; it can
be extensive, disfiguring and highly stigmatising in some cultures. For years
there have been few truly effective treatments, but recent breakthroughs in the
surgical treatment of the disease offer new options to clinicians, and hope to
patients. Led by one of the foremost vitiligo educators and researchers into
melanocyte transfer in the USA, Dr Iltefat Hamzavi, the author team has
assembled this highly practical and clinical textbook for dermatologists and
dermatologic surgeons. Handbook of Vitiligo: Basic Science and Clinical
Management discusses