The excess growth of hair occurs in areas of the skin with the exception of androgen-dependent hair of the pubic area, face, and axillary regions. Several circus sideshow performers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Julia Pastrana, had hypertrichosis.
The dorsal (or supine) position means to lie on one's back. The lithotomy position is where the patient has his/her feet elevated above the hips and.
A lithotomy is a type of surgical procedure where the removal of stones, or calculi, is carried out. The term lithotomy is generally used to refer to the extraction of kidney stones, but stones may also be removed from other parts of the body, such as the gall bladder.