# Prep for MVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized Older than 1 year\ **Created:** [March 28, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/prep-for-mvd/2318 "2012-03-28T18:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Angela\_Sol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Angela\_Sol](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Angela_Sol)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/prep-for-mvd/2318/1 "2012-03-28T18:11:04Z")
Ok I have a very silly question. How much hair is usually shaved in prep for the surgery? I have very long hair and am wondering If I should cut it off or if maybe i will be able to cover the site. I ask this because I am a director in an assisted living community and am involved with the public on a regular basis. Thanks for your replies and forgive me for asking a vain question. Angela ---
**Author:** ![JessicaG](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/jessicag/32/3573_2.png) [@JessicaG](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/JessicaG)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/prep-for-mvd/2318/2 "2012-03-28T19:45:09Z")
Oh I was totally the same way!! I'm super vain ;) My scar is much smaller than I thought + the actual amount of hair shaved was much less than I expected. I would keep your hair as is and it will just cover up the incision. My hair is very short so they just shaved a chunk , but I have seen incisions on people who have longer hair and they just saved literally a 3 1/2 " x 1 1/2 CM wide space ... so just tiny. This is what I look like 8 weeks later ... ![]() ---
**Author:** ![Connie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@Connie](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Connie)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/prep-for-mvd/2318/3 "2012-03-29T02:54:16Z")
My head was shaved alittle more than Jessica’s. I had hair to chin length and thought about getting it cut short before the surgery. One of my co-workers told me maybe I should keep the longer hair untill after surgery. Really glad I did because the upper hair hung down and no one could see the shaved area. It took a year for the hair to grow out so I could blend it with the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Maelene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Maelene](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Maelene)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/prep-for-mvd/2318/4 "2012-03-29T05:40:02Z")
It's not a vain question sweetheart. I too was worried about chopping off my hair! I didn't cut any of my hair. They did it for me for surgery and it was only a 2 1/2 by 6 in shaved portion. My hair was just past my shoulders. You couldn't tell that I had anything cut unless I lifted the top layers of my hair! It also took about a good 6 months to get a nice new growth of hair. Best Wishes with whatever you choose.