What to Do about Hiccups after Hair Transplant Surgery?

This question, from a member of our [tag]hair loss[/tag] social community and discussion forums, was answered by Coalition hair transplant surgeon Dr. James DeYarman:

I recently had a follicular unit extraction (FUE) [tag]hair transplant[/tag]. Overall I am satisfied with the job but last night I started having hiccups that lasted more than an hour. I tried some home remedies that temporarily worked and then I went off to sleep. In the morning, after I had breakfast and my antibiotic, the hiccups came back and keep on coming and going since then.

It has been almost 6 hours now. I spoke to my doctor and he recommended that I change to a different antibiotic, which I will start taking tonight after dinner. I hope that solves the problem.

What I was wondering is if anyone had a similar case and what did you do to end this constant irritating problem? I read somewhere that 5% of hair transplant patients suffer from hiccups after the procedure. Thanks!

Have your [tag]hair restoration[/tag] physician give you a prescription for Thorazine. You can take 25 to 50mg every 2 hours and it will stop the hiccups.

Good luck

Dr. James DeYarman
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David (TakingThePlunge)
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