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The best treatment is what your doctor recommends. Only your doctor knows your particular history and your situation. There is no "best" answer. Typically most doctors may not even prescribe antibiotic but this also depends on the exam. If indeed you have a bacterial infection, the antibiotic of choice is dependent on the bacteria. Different areas around the world / city/ hospitals/ clinics have certain common bacteria that can be the culprit. Sometimes you may have MRSA (rare but I've seen it happen). In that case Augmentin is not the choice.The point of all this is FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION.
The best is to wait until they pop up by themselves. However, if they are bothering you, you need to see your hair transplant doctor to incise them (cut them open) by tiny needles. Most cases of follliculitis don't need antibiotics unless they become infected in which they present with painful spots with a larger area of redness around them.
Infection after hair transplant is rare but not unknown. Always follow your doctors advice. If you have definitive persistent follicultits diagnosed by a doctor then the current treatment of choice according to NHS dermatologist Is Tetralysal 300 (lymecycline 408mg) once per day x 3 months
Most people who complain of folliculitis, don't really have it. First, you need to be followed by your doctor who, in this case, put you on Augmentin. There are warm wet soaks that are important to do while it is healing. See your doctor for followup
These are hairs that are trying to grow in and are stuck. You can pop them your self or have your doctor do it for you. IMF the area is red you can continue with the antibiotic medication and follow up with your doctor.
For over 35 years I've recommended hair line lowering or patients like you. We developed the Irregular Trichophytic Incision where hair grows through the incision after surgery so the patient has total freedom of styling. The patient can achieve normal density and texture in the behindt the...
After we have done over 15,000 surgeries, many on people with oily scalps, we have seen no problem with these people. We use special washing techniques to make sure that the scalp is clean after the surgery (see web reference below)
Hello, You will need to wait a full week before you can do any type of exercise. For the first week, you will want to take it easy and not exercise. You can gradually incorporate mild workouts during the second week. By the third week, you can increase your regiment to your regular work out....