Hair tie-over dressing : A simple dressing for hair-bearing scalp wounds

To describe a temporary dressing for Mohs micrographic surgery wounds of the hair-bearing scalp. The technique of using hair at the wound edges to hold down the dressing is described. This is an effective, simple, comfortable, and inexpensive scalp dressing, which our patients have found to be very...

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Published in:Dermatologic surgery 1998-06, Vol.24 (6), p.679-680
Main Authors: LANGTRY, J. A. A, CARRUTHERS, A, KOZDRON, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandages
Biological and medical sciences
Hair
Humans
Medical sciences
Mohs Surgery - methods
Scalp
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Wound Healing
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Summary:To describe a temporary dressing for Mohs micrographic surgery wounds of the hair-bearing scalp. The technique of using hair at the wound edges to hold down the dressing is described. This is an effective, simple, comfortable, and inexpensive scalp dressing, which our patients have found to be very acceptable. We consider that the hair tie-over dressing is an ideal temporary dressing for Mohs micrographic surgery wounds of the hair-bearing scalp.
ISSN:1076-0512
1524-4725
DOI:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04227.x