I am 11 mos post op and have undergone 2 surgeries in this 11 months and about to go under anesthesia again in about 3 weeks for a 3rd time. My hair was already baby fine but now, now it's falling out, thin. I can't get enought or all my Protein I should get in, in a day's time, I take 3000 mcg's of Biotin. My hair has no body, it's horrible. I experienced dry brittle and breaking hair about 2 mos in and got that under control now this! My surgeon said the following: add a Protein Bar or Protein shake to your diet each day", well hello, that's calories and I'm sorry I could just gag over another protein shake but I certainly don't want to lose my hair if that is what I need to do. How much Biotin do I need to take and does it cause your hair to be super soft or limp/no body?

Thanks

Donna

One more thing..... BioSil isn't biotin. It's different, so it's not overkill to use both.

_{I get mine at Walgreen. But I see it at any pharmacy type place. I get little soft capsules but I have no problem taking pills if I am not trying to eat at the same time. I take it with my Ice tea or coffee.}

still having issues, ugh! to the above poster, I do take a multi but forget sometimes to take it. I am increasing my biotin. I did see it yesterday at GNC in dissolveables flavored. I get mine at Walmart.

The hairloss is Telogen Effluvium a side effect of trauma or a shock to your system including anesthesia and rapid wt loss. It happened to me starting at 2 mos post op and lasted almost until 6mos post op. It's horrifying. The good news is it does slow down then pretty much stop. Nothing you take will stop the cycle. You just have to let it run its course. Hang in there.