title: The use of dental elastics to control thin and short hair during craniofacial surgery.
abstract: Hair may interfere with surgical procedures performed on or through the scalp. A simple technique for controlling sparse and short hair is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. kiehn@surgery.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kiehn
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forrest
mesh_terms: D003762:Dental Instruments; D006197:Hair; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*