A study of the effects of preoperative skin depilation on skin microflora has been performed. Areas of skin were prepared with a chemical depilatory agent and compared with areas of unprepared skin. Preparation of skin with a chemical depilatory agent causes no increase in skin microflora, in contrast to the effects of shaving as demonstrated by earlier studies.
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