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neuroma_racer

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middle fossa haircut???
« on: March 29, 2010, 08:44:57 am »
so i am due for middle fossa surgery 4/08

any rec's for pre-op haircuts?

marine corps 'high and tight'?
cue-ball it?
leave it shaggy and let them deal with it?

i guess i'd prefer things to be symmetrical, rather than shaggy on one side, and shaved on the other.

thanks,
jesse
mild hearing loss - 12/'09
left 4x5x7mm, intracannicular schwanomma
MIDDLE FOSSA surgery 4/'10, Dr John McElveen, et.al.
was actually a FACIAL NERVE NEUROMA
hearing worsened 4/'12 - Tumor quadrupled to 9x9x15mm
cyberknife 8/'12
1.5yr MRI shows shrinkage % 85% necrosis
LEFT hearing & tinnitus SUCK

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Re: middle fossa haircut???
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2010, 09:29:27 am »
I went just short of cue-balling it when I had my surgery a few weeks ago, clippers with a #1 guard all the way around, they cut it just a little bit shorter on the surgery side but not enough to make a difference after a few days of growth.. now you can't even tell. I would say go with the least amount of hair that you are comfortable with, will make it that much easier to grow it back nice and even... plus not being able to wash your hair for a while doesn't matter as much when you don't have much hair to wash.
10th Cranial Nerve Neuroma - 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 6.8cm - Removed 5/08 by Dr. John Leonnetti @ Loyola University
AN - Left IAC - 20mm x 9mm x 11mm - 2/10
Mid-Fossa - Dr. Friedman @ HEI on 3/3/10
Total removal, only mild hearing loss.. did have a CSF leak but they fixed it :)
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neuroma_racer

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Re: middle fossa haircut???
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2010, 10:12:36 am »
thought i might do a REAL mohawk, monday night, (next week, pre-op day #3) after work,
just for some pics,
then full CUEBALL shave afterward

this would give me a few days for any nicks or razor burn to heal up.

mild hearing loss - 12/'09
left 4x5x7mm, intracannicular schwanomma
MIDDLE FOSSA surgery 4/'10, Dr John McElveen, et.al.
was actually a FACIAL NERVE NEUROMA
hearing worsened 4/'12 - Tumor quadrupled to 9x9x15mm
cyberknife 8/'12
1.5yr MRI shows shrinkage % 85% necrosis
LEFT hearing & tinnitus SUCK

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Re: middle fossa haircut???
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2010, 09:15:23 pm »
Guess if you're a guy then I'd buzz it. I'm not, and I left mine long, which pretty much covered the shaved part.
Cathy
9mm x 3mm Left Side AN
Mid Fossa Aug. 21, 2008
Dr. Gantz / Dr. Woodson
Univ. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
No facial issues, hearing saved, I keep active and feel back to normal.