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Letter: Inside your head

Published 8 November 2006

From Leslie Martin

Feedback wondered under what circumstances antiseptic cream could get on the brain (21 October). That’s easy: during a trepanning operation.

Obviously, this is usually done in hospitals by expert staff who may not need to be reminded of the necessary safety arrangements, but there is also a dedicated band of amateurs who need antiseptic.

Not me, of course. I need trepanning like I need a hole in the head.

Greenford, Middlesex, UK

Issue no. 2577 published 11 November 2006

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