Ballooned glove for smooth epidermal graft transfer in vitiligo

Abstract

Suction blister epidermal grafting is a popular modality of surgical treatment in vitiligo. However, the suction blister epidermal grafts being thin causes difficulty in transfer from the donor site to the recipient site. Various tools have been suggested for graft transfer, like fine gauze, the use of gloved fingers, glass slides, and acetate sheets. These modalities have their own advantages and disadvantages. For example, a glass slide is rigid and difficult for curved surfaces of recipient sites, 1 Ashique K.T. Kaliyadan F. When half-slide can deliver double efficiency for blister grafting in vitiligo. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020; 83: e181-e182https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2019.04.056 Google Scholar acetate sheets are not firm enough, and a gloved finger provides a small surface area. 2 Laxmisha C. Thappa D.M. Surgical Pearl: gloved finger as a transport platform for epidermal graft of suction blister. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007; 57: S118-S119https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2005.04.022 Google Scholar To overcome these problems, we suggest using a ballooned glove to transfer suction blister epidermal grafts from the donor to recipient site.