I know this is a very common topic around here, but I started losing hair a few weeks back. I've been taking Biotin (5,000 mcg) since I had my surgery as well as a multi Vitamin. I just started taking prenatal Vitamins instead of a Multivitamin to see if it makes a difference. I have a few questions for those of you who lost hair as well.

1. When did you start losing your hair?

2. Was your hair loss noticeable?

3. Were you taking any preventative measures? (biotin, etc)

4. When did your hair loss stop and/or slow down?

5. When did your hair get back to normal?

Thanks so much for helping! I'm getting worried so I'm just looking for some help, guidance, and answers

1. Started losing around 3 months out

2. It was mostly just noticeable to me, I was freaking!

3. I was/am taking a multi, Calcium plus D and a hair/skin/nails B complex with 3000mcg of Biotin

4. The loss slowed down within three months

5. I was back to normal after six months.

I can tell you what I was told and what seemed to ring true for me. In our case the hair loss is not always related solely to Vitamin deficiency but you need to eat well and take your Vitamins because regardless of whether you lost due to deficiency or not, the vitamins will help your body recover and help your hair to grow back. Often the hair loss is simply due to shock. You suddenly changed your diet, likely ate an extremely restrictive pre-op/ post op diet. On top of that, anesthesia and surgery can stress your system and now your diet is still restricted and you are losing a lot of weight.

With all of this your body sort of goes into a shock mode. Your body puts all of its focus on processes necessary for survival and hair is not one of those things. Hair is on a 3-month cycle. So hair loss typically becomes noticeable at around 3 months. Once your body recovers (vitamins and a good diet aids in this), your loss will slow down and will begin to grow back within 3 months (again proper diet and supplements help it to grow and makes regrowth nice and healthy). My doctor assured me that not one of his patients went bald due to surgery and I found that all that he said was true for me.

Thank you Jodi for responding! What you said makes total sense. I feel very relieved knowing that our hair loss started around the same time! I sure hope my situation is like yours! Thanks again!

Take biotin for hair loss. You can get it at any vitamin store. It's a chewable tablet. I took it every day with my band and my hair was fine.

Yesterday is my two month anniversary of being banded an I just noticed this week that I'm losing hair! I've been taking Biotin 5000 mcg for over a year and a multivitamin since surgery. Thankfully, I have enough hair so it's not noticeable - lol!