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Is it best to shave your entire head or just the incision for surgery?
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 13:47Topic: Surgery and Devices
I am scheduled for left temporal lobe surgery in about 2 months and was wondering if it would be better to just shave my head and let it start scratch from the beginning, or just let them shave where the incision is going to be. I know it is going to be very itchy when the incision heals, but probably itchy when the hair grows back. My hair is just below shoulder length right now. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Comments
Re: Is it best to shave your entire head or just the incision fo
Submitted by Dagmar on Mon, 2011-02-07 - 21:34
Although I have never had this type of surgery, it would seem like the doctors would do the shaving.
I'd leave it. You can
Submitted by everevolving on Tue, 2011-02-08 - 12:28
I'd leave it. You can always shave the rest later if you think it will look better. All the best on your surgery.
Re: Is it best to shave your entire head?
Submitted by FBmann68 on Sun, 2011-02-13 - 12:26
I had the surgery done in 2006. I personally asked them to shave my whole head. It took no time for my hair to grow out. As thick as ever and covers the scar completely. By the way, the surgery was a miracle. I had 1 seizure 3 months after surgery. But have been seizure free ever since. I work full time, drive etc....NO BOUNDRIES, NO FEARS