Shaved?

[Soundman999 3]

This post is for anyone with, or have knowledge of, hairy abdomens!

Do they shave hairy abdomens prior to laporoscopic surgery?:biggrin:

[BostonPA 0]

Yes. The areas where the incisions are will be shaved.

[Tsaleen 1]

My pre-op instructions said not to shave your abdomen yourself. They will (operating staff) if needed for the incision sites.

[cbbrink 0]

My stomache is pretty hairy and they did not shave it at all.

[Knaroz 31]

Yup I was shaved :smile:

[eadreel 0]

I was told to NOT shave prior to surgery because shaving leaves microscopic cuts and they could get infected too easily. They use clippers instead of a razor.

[sara31 2]

My pre-op paperwork said they would not do the surgery if I had shaved before surgery.

They said it was because they wanted to minimize all risks of staph infections.

That scared me so bad that I didn't shave anything for a week before surgery LOL!

I apologized for my hairy legs and told them why and they laughed with me