Patent ID: 8826914

Claim:
A method of marking a first portion of skin overlaying a patient's right submandibular border and a second portion of skin overlaying the patient's left submandibular border before surgery, the method comprising: a) providing first and second strips of tape each having a plurality of perforations defined therethrough and each having adhesive on one side thereof, wherein the first and second strips of tape are separate from one another, b) placing the first strip of tape on the first portion of skin overlying the right submandibular border such that the adhesive is adhered to the skin, c) placing the second strip of tape on the second portion of skin overlying the left submandibular border such that the adhesive is adhered to the skin, wherein the first strip of tape and the second strip of tape do not overly one another, d) marking the first portion of skin through at least one of the perforations in the first strip of tape, e) marking the second portion of skin through at least one of the perforations in the second strip of tape, and f) removing the first and second strips of tape from the first and second portions of skin.