What do systematic reviews say?

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

Hair removal the day before surgery showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (SSIs) compared with hair removal on the day of surgery (low certainty).

• Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.54, 1.3]
  1 study · 977 participants
  Low

Hydrosurgery vs conventional 'open' surgical debridement

• Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial‐thickness burns 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 61 participants
  Very low

Hydrosurgery vs conventional 'open' surgical debridement

It is very uncertain whether hydrosurgery changes postoperative infection (number of participants with post‐operative… compared with conventional debridement (very low certainty).

• Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial‐thickness burns 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.33 [0.57, 3.11]
  1 study · 61 participants
  Very low

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found