Hair Transplantation for Treatment of Vitiligo

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years and older * Vitiligo patients already on treatment who demonstrate stable disease (have noted some repigmentation in hair bearing areas) * Willingness to participate in the study * Willingness to undergo biopsies of full-thickness skin tissue from areas without vitiligo and having them transplanted into areas with vitiligo * Informed consent agreement signed by the subject Exclusion Criteria: * Adults unable to consent (adults lacking capacity) * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Unable to return for follow-up visits * Infection or other dermatologic condition different than vitiligo in the area to be treated * Personal or family history of keloid formation * Known allergies to injectable lidocaine or other topical anesthetics * Systemic immunosuppressive medication (oral corticosteroids) within prior 4 weeks * Topical steroids at planned recipient site within the prior 1 week * Individuals who are unwilling to discontinue topical steroids at recipient site * Prescription or over-the-counter medication or cosmetics containing: retinoids, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, topical steroids at the site of treatment or oral corticosteroids, or any other remedies that might affect the healing process. Non-medicated moisturizers are allowed. * Co-existent inflammatory skin disease * Any other condition or laboratory value that would, in the professional opinion of the investigators,…