After seeing three neurosurgeons, I went for a second appointment today with the one I had decided to have clip my right ICA aneurysm on the 23rd September. I went with the surgeon who shaves a strip of hair behind the hairline, even though one of the other doctors didn't shave at all, as he is apparently the best with the lowest morbidity & mortality rates. We went through the surgery very thoroughly, including risks, the procedure and recovery, however the one thing that I can't seem to grasp is that he won't let me wash my hair (or even get my head wet) for a month after surgery. The other surgeons said I could shower and wash my hair within a week. I know it seems trivial, but has anyone else had the same restrictions? He is non negotiable on this as he believes it helps to lower the risk of infection. I have long hair so imagine how gross it will be after a month!
Hair grows back while you recover and it is so much easier than dealing with hair. Infection is something that no surgeon wants to see happen. You said yourself this Dr is the best, so is mine regarded the best by his peers and many other patients. I know, it’s a hard thing to grasp period, all of it but honesty, it’s hair and it does grow back. 