Pre-op shaving

I have had part of my groin/vulva area shaved for angiograms. I enjoy the sensation of shaving. Even better when someone else is doing it. It as been done by both men and women for angiograms. Technically, this is not a surgery, though it is a very invasive procedure. Why? To investigate chest pain that was actually quite a challenge to accurately diagnose and treat.

When I had my vasectomy the doctor came in to prep me. I was already undressed below the waist with a sheet over my lap. The doctor had me lay down, took hold of my penis in one hand, grabbed a razor in the other hand, and then went to town shaving me. I guess it was a metal safety razor, it was pretty big, looked really old (but clean!), and had a kind of cage thing around the razor itself. It didn't hurt a bit, but I was extremely nervous at the time. I think I was too scared to breathe at the time! It only took him maybe 10 - 15 seconds to completely shave all my balls. Did a pretty good job too. That was my first and last time to have a shaved scrotum. The itch factor when it was growing back... too much!

I am pretty hairy down there so when I had to go for a Urodynamics test where you have to pee while they watch a nurse shaved me around my pussy lips prior to the test so they could get a better view of my pee coming out. Very humilating!

I recently had inguinal hernia repair surgery and was 'trimmed' with very close-to-skin battery charged clippers from naval to testicles on both sides. No 'shaving' as I would apply shaving cream & safety razor on my face. After female nurse closely trimmed me, she applied sticky tape several times to my trimmed area to pick up all the loose hairs. All done before I received any anesthesia.

I was shaved for a vasectomy. I knew they were going to do this from my pre-op visit and I was hoping the nurse would do it, but no luck. The doctor came in and VERY quickly shaved the parts that needed to be shaved.

It needs to be done properly so they do not want you to do it yourself.

Janice, can you provide the details of your urodynamics test? I am very curios. I have read about the procedure, but I've never heard about anyone's reaction to it. Thanks in advance.

Was trained to prep/shave patients prior to surgery when I was in the navy (a million years ago)...we used a straight edge disposable Weck blade...

and then sometimes we would have to shave more in the o.r....myself, had a vasectomy, but wasn't shaved for that.

I have never had my groin, scrotum, or shaft of my penis shaved, not even as part of my vasectomy. I have had parts of my chest shaved and legs shaved for a simple EKG though.

A few years ago I had outpatient surgery for an inguinal hernia. I was in one of those pe-op cubicles with just a curtain across the front. After getting undressed and changing into a hospital gown, booties, and hair net, a female nurse came in to do all the standard stuff : temperature, blood pressure, insert that IV thingy into the back of my hand, etc. i was lying on a bed for all of this and then she left and returned with a tray which contained everything needed for shaving plus some towels. I have never shaved "down there" (and still don't). So needless to say, besides just being a bit anxious about the impending operation, being shaven "there" just added to my anxiety. I think she picked up on my state of mind and proceeded with some "small talk" to help get my mind off what was about to happen. She was very professional and quick . I know others responding to this topic have talked about getting erections (and yes the nurse was an attractive, maybe late forties / early fifties woman), but let me tell you, there was absolutely nothing even remotely sexual or erotic about what she was doing! I was as limp as a wet noodle, almost embarrassingly so ...lol.

I had a heart procedure done where they had to cut into a vein in my groin so I had to have my pubic hair shaved pretty much leaving a strip in the middle. At that time, I was trimming pubic hair but not completely shaved. So the female nurse did shave me with some very good clippers.

As luck would have it, I had to have the procedure done a second time a few months later so I came in prepared. I was pretty much shaved all the way, leaving a very small strip just above my penis. When the nurse came in and said she was going to shave me, I said well I already did. She pulled the sheet back and her eyes got wide and said oh my you did take care of it.

I have since had laser hair removal- no pubic hair. I am ready for my next procedure if ever have to have one!

I had a cancerous mole cut from my calf. The incision was about 1 inch long and a half inch wide. No shaving involved at all. I've had other moles shave biopsied from various areas, some hairy some not. Never shaved.

Had a vasectomy and was specifically told not to shave before coming in by the doctor. So on the day, I'm laying on a cold table with just a paper sheet covering my stuff when a super cute, young nurse in librarian glasses comes in. She unceremoniously throws my cover off exposing my entire groin, and then picks up a razor and meticulously and delicately shaves my testicles. It was very nice and would have been very arousing if I wasn't terrified about what was to happen next (the actual procedure wasn't too bad though).

You medical professionals out there: When did they do away with razors and soap for shaving? My surgeries back to the late 90's were all preceded by electric shaves. My appendectomy in '57 and orthopedic surgery in '61, were both done with wet shaves and blade.

Wives deliveries were all preceded by wet shaves through the early 80's.

You medical professionals out there: When did they do away with razors and soap for shaving? My surgeries back to the late 90's were all preceded by electric shaves. My appendectomy in '57 and orthopedic surgery in '61, were both done with wet shaves and blade.

Wives deliveries were all preceded by wet shaves through the early 80's.

It's been over the last 10 years or so. Studies have shown that the microcuts inevitable with a razor are more prone to post op infection than skin with clipped hair. Most modern hospitals have converted to electric clippers with disposable heads. They leave a stubble but don't damage skin,

I have had angioplasty twice, 2001 and 2007. In both cases, they entered through the groin area. I assume that a small area was shaved or clipped, but I don't recall. That bit of prep wasn't on my radar at all. I know I wasn't asked to pre trim.

Almost 13 years ago now but I went in for reduced foetal movements when carrying my twins . Everything happened fast but they sent the ex out for 10 mins . In that time I got a pelvic exam with speculum . It was decided I needed to go to theatre ASAP as twin two had decelerations on the heart tracing . In record time I had one nurse removing the nail varnish off my toes and another one shaving my bikini line . I just lay there terrified because everything happened so quickly .

It was done by a female nurse , whilst a male Dr was standing watching the monitor and another female nurse was removing the nail varnish .

From what I remember it was a wet shave . There wasn't much to shave as I kept myself as bare as possible down there anyway .

Two decades or so ago I had minor surgery for an umbilical hernia & on the morning of theatre I had been shaved only around the area necessary where incision would be.....Whether it was a wet shave or dry I've no idea because at the time i'd already been prepped some 30 mins beforehand so I was really cruising & had not taken any particular notice....cloud 9 had well & truly kicked in...pleasantly so !!

Even the trip along the corridors atop the gurney to the OR was entertaining, as the banter between the nurse & myself had been full of laughs along the way....I may have revealed more than intended & perhaps exercised more caution,but no recollection of those funny conversations...only fragments of a dreamlike induced state....I'd say they hear many funny stories when a patient is spaced out.

The whole experience left good memories of a hospital visit seen from the other side...But i'll relate more about that at another time.

I had inguinal hernia surgery in January and they shaved off about half my pubic hair where the incisions were during my surgery. I'm very proud of my pubic hair bush and have always kept it natural and untrimmed, and I was NOT AT ALL HAPPY! about it being shaved; it was a bit traumatic psychologically. I tried looking at the bright side of it: there are men who would've found it a turn on to see me with partially shaved pubic hair, but forget it; it didn't help. Took long enough to grow back, too; only in the last few weeks has it finally grown back to what it's supposed to look like!

In case anyone is wondering how this generally goes in the operating room, one person takes an electric razor and shaves the area that will need to be prepped, and a second person follows behind with a roll of tape, using the tape to pick up all the loose hair and is left on your skin! Generally a two-person job!

Actually, the state of the art is to do this in the pre-op area to avoid hair bits or resultant dust from contaminating the operative field.

Hair is indeed a no no in the operating room itself. Preparation such as shaving is done outside to avoid contamination of surgery with bacteria containing hair.

Hair is indeed a no no in the operating room itself. Preparation such as shaving is done outside to avoid contamination of surgery with bacteria containing hair.

Hairy bacteria? 😉

About 15 years ago, my husband had an inguinal hernia repaired laparoscopically using polypropylene mesh. He interviewed half a dozen laparoscopic surgeons who were experienced in the technique before selecting one. My husband spares no expense in his health care. He liked the idea of the laparoscopic technique because they can look around inside to see if there was any problem with the opposite side, which there wasn't. He also shaved himself two days before the surgery because he didn't want the mesh to drag anything inside despite the betadine tissue cleanse. He took photos of himself before and after shaving in the mirror and taped a piece of autoclave tape across his lower abdomen and wrote LEFT inguinal hernia. The surgeon signed off on his leg before going to the OR.

Hairy cell lymphoma.lol

June of 2013 I had to have open heart surgery to correct my leaking mitral valve. I'm not hairy at all, but a female nurse shaved my legs, pubic hair, scrotum, and chest and belly. I have just a small spot of hair on my chest and a little happy trail. She used an electric razor of some sort. 2 months prior to had to have an angiogram and I had the pubes mohawk for that. Also, back in 1989 when I was 18, I had to have surgery for testicular torsion. They shaved me after I was put under. Just the sack.

In 1957, when I was a teenager, I had a birthmark on my lower abdomen which became infected and needed to be surgically removed. I was in bed with only a gown on when a male nurse in his mid 20s came in with a cart, pulled the curtain closed, and pulled down the bed covers. He announced that he would shave my stomach and pubic area. After donning a pair of rubber gloves, lather was brushed on from my navel down to my penis and down around my balls. As he was starting to shave me with the single edged razor, a fellow male nurse showed up to visit. In spite of myself, I started developing an erection which was pushed over to the side as the area at the base of my penis was being shaved clean. Finally, I was all smooth and dried off. Quite an erotic-type experience for a naïve teenager.

In 1957, when I was a teenager, I had a birthmark on my lower abdomen which became infected and needed to be surgically removed. I was in bed with only a gown on when a male nurse in his mid 20s came in with a cart, pulled the curtain closed, and pulled down the bed covers. He announced that he would shave my stomach and pubic area. After donning a pair of rubber gloves, lather was brushed on from my navel down to my penis and down around my balls. As he was starting to shave me with the single edged razor, a fellow male nurse showed up to visit. In spite of myself, I started developing an erection which was pushed over to the side as the area at the base of my penis was being shaved clean. Finally, I was all smooth and dried off. Quite an erotic-type experience for a naïve teenager.

When you say a single edge razor, do you mean the "Sweeney Todd" slit your throat type single edge razor or the single edge Gillette safety type razor?

My pubic area was clean shaved by a female nurse before my penile operation was done.

I have never had my pubic region shaved, but have shaved a number of men prior to surgical procedures. I always used safety razors, but it would not have been unusual as late as the 1970's to have it done with a straight edge razor. ("Sweeney Todd" type) They still show up in the drawers of some wards and in surgical packs.

This isn't so surprising, even today, some barbers still give shaves with straight razors, although they fell out of favor when HIV/AIDS first broke out in the 80's. (Back then, some barbers refused to do shaves at all.)