Manual Hair Removal for Intraoral Flaps: a Simple Practice for Professional Education and Patient Cancer Care.
Flap reconstruction
Hair removal
Intraoral hair growth
Journal
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
ISSN: 1543-0154
Titre abrégé: J Cancer Educ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8610343
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Oct 2024
19 Oct 2024
Historique:
accepted:
13
10
2024
medline:
19
10
2024
pubmed:
19
10
2024
entrez:
19
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
After resection of malignant tumors of the head and neck, reconstructions are commonly performed using surgical free flaps. In non-irradiated patients, hair may continue to grow at the reconstruction site after surgery, causing undesirable effects such as difficult to maintain oral hygiene, food and saliva accumulation, halitosis, dysphagia, moral distress, and impact on intimacy and sexuality. Until a standardized laser therapy protocol is available, manual depilation is an option that should not be underestimated to improve the patient's quality of life and available to every oral healthcare team. This case illustrates a simple practice that contributes to improving patients' quality of life and oral health in an interprofessional way.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39425871
doi: 10.1007/s13187-024-02526-6
pii: 10.1007/s13187-024-02526-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to American Association for Cancer Education.
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