Combined use of rubber bands and patient’s own hair to optimize scalp surgical field exposure and secure wound dressings
During scalp surgeries in patients with medium to long hair, hair can obstruct the surgical field, increase contamination risks, and become tangled with sutures. These issues reduce surgical efficiency, raise procedural difficulty, and heighten infection risks1.
Authors
- Y. Li
- Xi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0165-6426)
- Yurong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7318-0784)
- Jin-Yuan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4337-7702)
Institutions
- Beijing Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JPRAS Open
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2025.11.023
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00