This is my experience and i lost at least 2/3 of my hair volume. I got all my Protein starting at week 4 and my Protein levels were normal for all of my labs. Same with Iron which can also cause such a thing.
I did a ton of research on this because it scared me both before and while it was happening to me.
I am Italian and have a very thick head of hair. My hair started shedding what i thought was bad by month 3 and it progressively got worse as the months ticked by. I spoke with my surgical team, my pcp and my dermatologist who also deals with hair. my PCP was completely useless. Both my surgical team and my dermatologist told me the same thing,
My Hair loss would stop when the massive weight loss slowed way down. As scared as i was about my hair loss, i became even more scared that my weight loss was going to stop before i got to my ultimate goal.
My hair loss slowed way down at month 13 post op. given how much hair i was shedding i seriously could not believe that i wasn't bald nor did i have bald spots. You could see my scalp!
The thing is, your hair will grow in all while this is happening. I did take Biotin but i am not convinced it did much of anything and everything i have read basically told me i was right to question it. Biotin helps with regrowth but it will do nothing for the shedding. If you are someone who is prone to hair loss during weight loss or following stress to your body, you will likely lose some hair.
Now......for the crazy part. My hair came back and i swear it is even thicker than what it was. I have new Hair growth further down my previous hairline! Also, it came back very very very curly and it is even a bit frizzy.
While this was going on, i decided to have my hair cut short and cute and it made me feel better. I did get my hair professionally died every 4 weeks as usual and honestly nothing bad happened.
Most people that lose a lot do end up cutting it short for a while until it comes back in. it is less noticeable. The other thing i would tell you other than your husband and your stylist, most people don't even notice. We are just much more focused on it than we should be.
Best of luck to you!
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