title: An improved draping method for otoplastic surgery.
abstract: An alternative method of draping of the ears is presented in which a mesh gauze dressing is used as an adjunctive method for restraining hair from the surgical field. Its use is rapid and permits exposure and visibility of the ears bilaterally.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Section, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202-5200.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eppley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colville
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sadove
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*