title: Another method of tie-over dressing for surgical wounds of hair-bearing areas.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe a modified tie-over dressing for any kind of surgical wound in the hair-bearing areas.
  
  
  METHODS
  The long ends of the sutures are tied over the gauze pad to secure it.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This modified technique of tie-over dressing can be utilized for the majority of surgical wounds in hair-bearing areas, such as the scalp. The dressing can be removed 1 or 2 days postoperatively by the patients, and the wound can be washed thereafter. The dressing helps ensure hemostasis, is simple to perform, looks tidy, and is well accepted by the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ginzburg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mutalik
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology