as may seem in fig1 a and 1b prior art devices and methods for clipping and removing hair from a surgical site include the use of a standard clipper 100 followed by the application of adhesive tape 110 to remove clipped hair 120 as mentioned this method is unsanitary inefficient and misses many hair clippings 120 further patients may experience allergic reaction to adhesives used in such tape 110 in use in a surgical environment this can be detrimental to the patient further adhesive tape 110 is not typically kept under sterile conditions which increases the risk of spreading infectious contaminants not only through the surgical suite but possibly throughout the medical facility with reference now to fig2 a system 10 and method for removing hair clippings from surgical patients according to the present may be seen as illustrated the present invention relates to a system and method for clipping and removing hair 120 from a surgical arena in an integrated unit the system 10 preferably includes a suction member 12 having an integrally formed clipper blade member 14 the system may further include a hose member 24 for connection of the suction member 12 to a suction source see fig1 with particular reference to the views of fig3 and 4 the blade member 14 may be seen as integrally formed with a bottom surface 16 of the suction member 12 the suction member 12 integrally formed blade member 14 is preferably further adapted to couplingly engage a clipper body 18 during use a top surface 17 of the suction member 12.