Correction of Vitiligo with Contralateral Areolar Skin Graft During Mammary Reduction Plasty

Abstract.

Vitiligo has been reported to be a contraindication against reduction mammaplasty. However, this report shows for the first time that reduction mammaplasty may serve as a means to excise breast vitiligo lesions and to repigment the recipient areola by a contralateral areolar full-thickness skin graft onto the deepidermized recipient areola. The repigmented areolar skin remained stable and cosmetically pleasing for over 4 years by now. There was no vitiligo occurring in the incision lines.