SKIP THE SHAMPOO Steri-Strips help keep blood out of patients' hair during eyelid cases.

SEAL THE DRAPE
Keep Blood Out of Hair

When doing eyelid plastics cases, I seal the drape to the patient's face with Steri-Strips to prevent blood seepage beneath the drape. Not only does this minimize the need to spend time shampooing the patient's head due to blood that seeped behind the drape, but it also minimizes the oxygen seeping from beneath the drape, reducing the fire hazard.

Samuel M. Salamon, MD
Cleveland Surgical Suites
Richmond Heights, Ohio
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