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Diseases of the Hair
Published in Ayşe Serap Karadağ, Lawrence Charles Parish, Jordan V. Wang, Roxburgh's Common Skin Diseases, 2022
Rodney Sinclair, Wei-Liang Koh
Men should be instructed to either shave or not. When shaving, they should use a four or five bladed razor, adequately wet the beard, and shave in all directions. They should not alternate between an electric razor or depilatory and should shave more than once a week.
Meeting personal needs: hygiene
Published in Nicola Neale, Joanne Sale, Developing Practical Nursing Skills, 2022
You need: either a razor, with shaving soap/foam and shaving brush, or the person’s own electric razor (communal razors pose a high risk of cross-infection);towel and flannel/disposable washcloth;bowl of hand-hot water;aftershave, if desired.
Modern Techniques in Hair Transplantation
Published in Rubina Alves, Ramon Grimalt, Techniques in the Evaluation and Management of Hair Diseases, 2021
When utilized as a donor source, beard hair has good growth, but this is variable with other body sites, so keep in mind the differences in characteristics (Table 16.4). For the surgical procedure from body sites, you need to remove anagen hairs, so the patient is asked to shave with a razor 5 days in advance for body hair and 2 days in advance for beard hair.
To Shave or Not to Shave: Exploring Pubic Hair Removal among College Students
Published in American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022
Similar to previous studies examining the method used to remove pubic hair, the razor was used by both men and women. Its familiarity for shaving other body parts (legs and underarms for women; face for men) makes it an obvious choice. Men in this study also reported using clippers/trimmers, which reflects the variation in the amount of pubic hair removed. These findings revealed that most college women removed all of their pubic hair, while college men removed most or all of their pubic hair. This is consistent with previous studies (e.g., Herbenick et al., 2010; Terry & Braun, 2013) that found men have a great variation in the amount of pubic hair removed. However, the percentage of those who removed all their pubic hair is much higher than previously reported in other studies. For example, Butler et al. (2015) found 50% of college women and 19% of college men removed all of their pubic hair. This study found 78% (8:10) of college women and 40% (4:10) of college men removed all of their pubic hair. In addition, another unique finding from this research—and one that has not been asked before in prior studies—is how long college students plan to engage in pubic hair removal. This study found that most (82%) expected to continue to remove their pubic hair “forever.”
Prospective study evaluating post-operative central nervous system infections following cranial surgery
Published in British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2019
As mentioned above, the high incidence of PCNSI in our hospital led to the implementation of measures for controlling infection. The most important step was to follow the guidelines recommended by the CDC16 and additional methods were as follows: 1) remove hair on the operative day rather than the day before without using razors; 2) avoid using subcutaneous drainage as much as possible when the cranial flap is replaced; 3) use shampoo containing chlorhexidine 1 day prior to the operation for patients with a high risk of PCNSI (defined as those with a preoperative stay >7 days, those in an immunosuppressive state, and/or those due to undergo a ventriculoperitoneal [VP] shunt implantation; the final decision on using preoperative chlorhexidine shampoo was made by the doctors); 4) use ethanol and iodophor for skin disinfection rather than only iodophor (as in our previous study); and 5) follow a procedural checklist for the prophylaxis of infections prior to VP shunt operations (i.e., using vancomycin as a prophylactic antibiotic, placing a “No Entry” sign outside the operation room, using saline containing gentamicin to soak the tube and valve when exposed to air, and employing two surgical teams to perform cranial and abdominal procedures, respectively, to minimise operation time). Prior to initiation of the present study, the research team used PowerPoint software (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA) to reproduce the guidelines recommended by the CDC, with additional suggestions; these were printed and distributed to all relevant medical departments.
Cultural aspects of the hair removal, hair care and neurosurgeon
Published in British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Deepak Gupta, Revanth Goda, Shini Up
Neurosurgical site infections can occur in 1–8% of cases resulting in longer hospitalizations and patient discomfort.9 No shaving/limited shaving should be reserved for clean neurosurgical procedures. ‘No shaving’ is not advised for clean-contaminated, contaminated, dirty neurosurgical procedures as per Centre for Disease Control and Prevention criteria or patients requiring external ventricular drainage procedures, ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgeries.10,11 Shaving with razors should be completely avoided as cuts/abrasions may encourage entry and colonization of skin with microorganisms and lead to surgical infections. Hair clipping should be kept to minimum avoiding any cuts and abrasions.12