Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

두피나 눈썹부의 반흔성형술 시 편리한 모발고정법

  • Park, Jae Hee (Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Kap Sung (Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 박재희 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 오갑성 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 성형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2005.04.28
  • Published : 2005.09.10

Abstract

Difficulties with intraoperative fixation of hair or eyebrow sometimes occur because of displacement or dislodgment of hair during surgery. So we have found that the simple application of a small transparent adhesive disposable dressing, such as $Tegaderm^{(R)}$ or OpSite $Flexigrid^{(R)}$, can prevent this. One of the advantages of this technique, compared with stapler fixation of the hair, is that it does not cause local trauma. An OpSite $Flexigrid^{(R)}$ or $Tegaderm^{(R)}$ is placed such that it covers both the scar and operation site hair. The hair or eyebrow were easily, quickly, and firmly positioned even on the nonshaved scalp. The technique seems to have no drawbacks, and when the $Tegaderm^{(R)}$ or Opsite $Flexigrid^{(R)}$ is removed, patient experiences little discomfort. We have never seen an allergic or direct traumatic cutaneous response following the use of these materials.

Keywords

References

  1. Watanabe K, Watanabe T, Takahashi A, Hirato M, Saito N, Sasaki T: Reliable and convenient method for the fixation of recording electrodes on nonshaved scalp for intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring: technical note. Surg Neurol 60: 267, 2003 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00292-1
  2. Verhoeven JJ, Sharma SB, Francis IC, Wilcsek GA, Coroneo MT, Davis T, Chang L: Cloth drape fixation using transparent adhesive dressing for facial plastic surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 104: 882, 1999