Post-Operative Hair Transplant Itching?
I’m planning on having hair transplant surgery this year but am concerned about post-operative itching in the scalp, which I understand it to be expected. Can betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% cream be applied to the scalp to control itching post-operatively?
Thanks.
Talk to your surgeon about how he/she best treats post-operative issues (including itching). What you are asking about is a steroid that can be used on a limited basis, but your doctor will want to know what he/she is treating.
There’s a lot of other things that could go wrong with the surgery that I’d think most patients would by concerned about before even thinking about the itching. You’re about 20 steps ahead of yourself. Many men do not have excessive itching, and the use of good conditioners can keep the scalp moist enough to avoid it.
Itching of the scalp is the last thing you should be concerned about. There are other, more significant occurrences that happen after a transplant. I don’t even remember whether or not I had scalp itching. But I do remember other things, like the scabs at the recipient site, the stitches in the donor site, how my head felt numb and swollen afterward. I don’t remember any itching.