pmac Posted November 20, 2001 Share Posted November 20, 2001 I am planning to have HT. What is recommended for antibiotic before and after sugery to ward off any infections. Several were mentioned to me that I could take. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmac Posted November 20, 2001 Author Share Posted November 20, 2001 I am planning to have HT. What is recommended for antibiotic before and after sugery to ward off any infections. Several were mentioned to me that I could take. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 20, 2001 Share Posted November 20, 2001 your doctor will prescribe that for you. when i did mine, i had just one big "horse pill" antibiotic that i was to take with breakfast the morning of my surgery. that was all that was prescribed, however in my case, i seemd to ooze blood from several of my the graft sites for an extended period (long into the evening). it worried me about possible infection and i asked for and got an additonal 3-day course of antibiotic capsules. but the surgeon clearly felt it was unnecessary. i had no infection problems and believe it is unusual to happen. hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 20, 2001 Share Posted November 20, 2001 If you don't have any allergies, it probably doesn't matter much. It's really just a prophylactic (no, not THAT kind!). There are some web sites that provide descriptions of these drugs if you're really interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Since there is such a rich blood supply to the scalp, infection from hair restoration surgery is very rare. Only about half the doctors that peform this type of surgery use antibiotics. I tend to air on the side of better safe than sorry. I use Keflex 500mg twice daily for three days, beginning the day of surgery, and have never had a problem with infections.Keflex is ggod at preventing skin infections and is very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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