Specific Area to be shaved

Head Operations
• Explain the reason for having the head to the patient
• If the hair is long, it must be cut short
• Wash the head and hair well
• Shave the area of the operation as directed. If it is a major operation, the whole head should be shaved.

Eye Operation
• Cut the eyelashes as close as possible on both sides.
• Use some Vaseline on the blades of the scissors before you begin to prevent the eyelashes from falling into the eye.
• Shave the eyebrows on both sides if ordered only.
• Be very careful not to injure the eye or let any hair fall into the eye.

Face Operation
• Shave the site of the operation will be
• If the patient is a man, make sure that the face is completely free from beard.
• Wash face
• Be careful not to get soap into the patient’s eyes.

Anterior Neck Operations:
• Wash the patient’s head and neck
• If the patient is a woman, tie her hair, and keep it away from her neck, or cut it short.
• Shave the front and sides of the neck from the chin to the end of the sternum, and out to the shoulders.
• The area must be clean.

Posterior Neck Operations:
• The head and neck should be washed. Cut the hair short or tie out of the way.
• Shave at least 15cm. and around the place of incision.

Spinal-Operations
• Ask the doctor where the site of operation will be
• Shave at least 15-25cm. all around the area of incision.

Breast Operations
• Shave the anterior and posterior chest from neck to the waist line on the side where the surgery will be
• Shave the axilla on that side and the arm as far down as the elbow.

Kidney Operations
• Turn the patient on his side with the operative side upward.
• Shave from the sternum to the groin and across the side the same width up to the spinal column.
• Shave the axilla on that operation is a long one, so a large area must be prepared.

Abdominal operations
• Shave the whole abdomen from the end of the sternum down to the pubes.
• The umbilicus must be clean

Perennial and Rectal Operations
• The pubic and perinea hair must be shaved from the pubes to the anal area.
• Shave at least 15 cm. down the inside of the thighs both sides

Limb Operations
• The whole limb should be washed well
• Shaved at least 15 cm all around the operative area.
• If the operation is on the upper arm or the upper leg. The axilla or perineum should be shaved as well.
• If the operation is near the hand or foot cut the nails very short and clean them well.