Hair Loss

[clm91108 1]

So I'm 4 months out and at about 2 1/2 months my hair started to fall out and I mean hand fulls at a time everytime I showered or ran my figures threw it :-( needless to say I was upset even though I was warned by my doctor that it would happen and nothing I could do would stop it from falling out. So my question is has anyone used NIOXIN? Does it work?? What things have u used to help regrow healthy hair?? I just cut my shoulder length hair to a pixie cut so I wouldn't see so much falling out. Also anyone have a clue when it will stop??? Any info would be AWESOME :-)

Thanks

And FYI I'm down 65 lbs

[PdxMan 4,292]

There are a TON of threads on this topic. In the upper right hand corner of the web page is a search box. Do a search for hair Loss.

I believe it is nutritionally related and it is very difficult to prevent. I was getting in all my Protein, liquids and Vitamins but still had Hair loss from months 5 through 8. It has just recently stopped falling out.

From my research, there is nothing to actually help regrow hair when the cause has been dramatic weight loss. We just have to ride it out. It will grow back. An option may be to research conditioners which make the hair you do have fuller and healthier.

Good luck and please post any research or discoveries.

[chitowngirl 884]

I use nioxin because of Hair loss due to pcos. I feel that it helps, it is pricey but I do continue to use it. I feel it has helped me with my Hair growth.< /p>

[Wheetsin 714]

It generally starts around 3 mos and lasts 2 - 4 mos (just general numbers).

Some people use Nioxin and claim results. Nioxin got noticed through results with chemotherapy patients, IIRC. But their hairloss, and ours, are from completely different root causes, and I've not seen any research that it actually helps in either case. If you understand why our hair is falling out, and how it's related to the lifecycle of hair, then it makes sense that no topical treatment will make any difference.

You'll also hear people talking about Biotin. There's some research indicating Biotin might help a little with detering (not preventing) natural hairloss. Again, I've never seen it actually make a difference in a case of WLS.

It's all so silly. I see/hear so many people taking fewer showers because they think the shower is making more hair fall out. The hair's already out, or on its way out. The Water is just pulling it out, or "lubricating" it. Same with when you condition. Wetting your hair will not make it fall out if it would have otherwise stayed in.

[fluffylibra30 323]

My NUT recommend a month of Zinc when mine started falling out at 2 1/2 months. I've only been on it for 3 weeks do I dunno if it's really helping but zinc is another Vitamin we don't get enough of so it can't hurt if you take the proper dose.

[aviiva 140]

has anyone gone bald . I know alot of people on here think it is silly to worry about Hair loss when we are gaining back control of our lives and health, but I am one of those people who is kind of concerned about losing my hair. I know there is nothing I can do to stop it, but I am wondering how much hair I will lose. My Dr. said since I have alot of hair, probably I will be the only one that notices. Hope that is the case

[Wheetsin 714]

I don't think it's silly to worry about hairloss (I DO think it's silly to worry about surgery scars, tho!) Hell, my initial fatloss & hormone influx made me break out like a teenager, and I completely avoided going out for a few days because of a "few" pimples on my chin.

I don't know of anyone who has gone bald (that's about 8 yrs on WLS messageboards and having met probably around 200 WLS patients). Well, who wasn't already bald, anyway. I do know several people who thinned enough to have noticeable bare spots, where you could see the scalp through the hair.

I lost hair for about 6 weeks when I had my band. I lost a LOT ot first, and then it tapered off. At the time my hair was about to my waist, so even just a little hair looked like handfulls. Now my hair is above my shoulders, so hopefully I won't have the same shock this time around. I did lose quite a bit of hair, but I have pretty thick hair to start with (I used to get it thinned when it was longer). But I'm having a much harder time meeting dietary requirements this time around. With my band, even super restriction never took 4 hrs to get in a Protein drink. So who knows what will happen this time around.

[hadouni 301]

I've started to feel like an animal shedding comic! It started about a week ago, maybe a little more so perhaps 3.5 months out. I have fine hair and not tons of it to begin with so I sucked it up and bought one of the Nioxin (sp?) systems. I'll see how it goes with that but I think all it will help with is making what I have look a little thicker and hopefully improving the regrowth. The final step has sunscreen in it of all things but I have burned my scalp a couple times in recent years. As fast as the hair grows on my legs after I wax it off I can't imagine why it takes my head so long!! =)

(sorry guys - TMI on the waxing, I know)

[MissBliss 29]

I had massive Hair loss and around 8 months my hair stylist noticed new growth. It freaked me out as I lost hair by the handful, but it does slow down and new growth comes in!

[fluffylibra30 323]

I dont think it is silly to worry about Hair loss either. My hair was the one thing i have always loved about myself, it upsets me when its coming out by the handful. My stylist told me, you didnt think you were gonna get to be a skinny b!tch with awesome hair did you? hahaha i told her yeah i kinda did. Its been favving out for about 6 weeks now so hopefully im halfway done. I have no bald spots but i can see some thinning when its wet. I use BIG FAT HAIR and and another collagen based hair styler.

[fluffylibra30 323]

falling not favving hah

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I am taking Biotin and silica because it is suppose to be for hair regrowth and nail. I have so much hair growing from where I prefer it not to grow and my hair dresser told me my hair is growing back. So I'm smiling now .

[joyful noise 101]

My hair is very thin to begin with. I bought a wig for the future. I cannot wait to have the surgery and get control over my life. To me, even if I went bald, I'd still be healthy after all is said and done.

[clm91108 1]

Thanks everyone for your input!!! I had really thick hair and it has gotten really thin that's why I decided to cut it so short. I have been taking Biotin for about 6 months now and my nails are awesome! And I've noticed new hair growing in that's another reason why I cut it so it could all be the same length. I just started the nixion, so we will see how that goes!!

Thanks for all the support my fellow sleevers and keep up the positive attitudes we will get where we want to be one step at a time!! Eyes on the path and you will get to your goal!

Much luv :-)