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I went in for an appendectomy operation a week ago, and they shaved the bit where i was cut, which makes sense. But they also shaved a square on my leg for some reason. Why did they do this?

2007-07-05 00:09:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Men's Health

im sure it wasnt used for blood or a drip because i had one im my arm, and there is no mark on my leg from the needle, and the heart monitor was on my finger.

2007-07-05 01:25:40 · update #1

oh and i did ask a nurse and she didnt know but she said she would find out but she must have forgot.

2007-07-05 01:27:48 · update #2

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If the shaved area is on the thigh, they did you a favor.
Here's why: during surgery an electro-cautery device is used to cut and/or coagulate.
There are two types of electro-cautery, bipolar and monopolar. Monopolar is most commonly used.
Since the high level of electrical current can arc, and burn unintended areas in a harmful fashion, there must be a "ground."
With monopolar electrocautery, a "grounding pad" is applied to the thigh and connected to the electrocautery machine to provide a pathway for errant electricity to leave the body rather than burn it.
This pad is EXTREMELY sticky to ensure adherence to the skin. They shaved your leg to make certain the grounding pad was in correct contact with the skin. And it's nice to not have one's leg hair literally ripped out when the pad is removed...

2007-07-05 01:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by swanngranny 3 · 6 0

I had an appendectomy about 2 years ago. They shaved my pubic hair off, and a little bit of hair around the area of surgery. Even though, you should ask the surgeon. That seems kinda of weird, and creepy!

2007-07-05 02:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by Frankie 2 · 0 0

The area on the leg was probably shaved because they needed, or thought they might need, a site for a blood line there.

2007-07-05 00:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by missingora 7 · 1 0

perhaps it was for a monitor patch. hair, like on the leg or chest can give a false or no reading to monitors. anesthesia requires that we be monitored, so don't panic.

2007-07-05 00:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by jilliebean 5 · 2 0

It is done to avoid infection in the said area and its subsequent spread due to scratching.

2007-07-05 02:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

was the area near the artery. probably used for monitoring equipment. like those sticky pads they stick on you. and the thing that goes beep beep beeeeeeeeeep beep.

2007-07-05 00:32:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

they probebly had a gd reason i mean it doesnt do anything does it but if u want 2 no then there is no harm in askin

2007-07-05 00:31:32 · answer #7 · answered by kimmy 3 · 0 0

maybe they were testing if you didnt get ant skin allergy with that kind of blade!!! But it would be better to ask them....

2007-07-05 00:16:47 · answer #8 · answered by kavitbica 2 · 0 1

I would ask the surgeon if I were you, and demand a truthful answer.

2007-07-05 00:14:21 · answer #9 · answered by Cica 5 · 0 0

Maybe they were testing to see if the razor
was sharp enough, could it be they were using
an old blade???

Its nice to ask you know?

Do you have sexy legs????

2007-07-05 00:14:27 · answer #10 · answered by Donovan P 1 · 1 1

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