Preoperative shaving: patient and surgeon preferences and complications for the Gillies incision.
A modified technique for the Gillies temporal approach without previous hair removal is described. A randomized prospective study of two groups of patients requiring elevation of fractures of the zygomaticomalar complex via this approach with and without hair removal was performed with respect to patients' attitudes and surgeons' assessment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*