Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length
Summary:. Surgical decompression of the greater occipital nerve is used in the treatment of migraine headaches. Generally, hair is removed from the posterior scalp to aid with exposure and minimize interference. The securing of occipital hair with surgical tape and rubber bands instead of preoperati...
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2017-11-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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| author | Kevin T. Jubbal, MD Dmitry Zavlin, MD Anthony Echo, MD |
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| description | Summary:. Surgical decompression of the greater occipital nerve is used in the treatment of migraine headaches. Generally, hair is removed from the posterior scalp to aid with exposure and minimize interference. The securing of occipital hair with surgical tape and rubber bands instead of preoperative hair removal is a viable alternative. The preservation of hair length can lead to better patient satisfaction by avoiding the hair length discrepancies and has demonstrated a low risk of surgical-site infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-951343b59e934ef4b52ee96d63246fcd2022-12-22T01:23:29ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742017-11-01511e151810.1097/GOX.0000000000001518201711000-00023Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair LengthKevin T. Jubbal, MD0Dmitry Zavlin, MD1Anthony Echo, MD2From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, Calif.; and †Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston, Tex.From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, Calif.; and †Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston, Tex.From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, Calif.; and †Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston, Tex.Summary:. Surgical decompression of the greater occipital nerve is used in the treatment of migraine headaches. Generally, hair is removed from the posterior scalp to aid with exposure and minimize interference. The securing of occipital hair with surgical tape and rubber bands instead of preoperative hair removal is a viable alternative. The preservation of hair length can lead to better patient satisfaction by avoiding the hair length discrepancies and has demonstrated a low risk of surgical-site infection.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001518 |
| spellingShingle | Kevin T. Jubbal, MD Dmitry Zavlin, MD Anthony Echo, MD Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length |
| title_full | Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length |
| title_fullStr | Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length |
| title_short | Optimizing Exposure for the Occipital Nerve in Migraine Surgery while Maintaining Hair Length |
| title_sort | optimizing exposure for the occipital nerve in migraine surgery while maintaining hair length |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001518 |
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