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I'm on 3 weeks post-op and they keep telling me I should buy Vitamins for my hair. I haven't experienced any Hair loss til now I was just wondering if anyone has. That way I could buy the vitamins they recommend me.

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I was told from the beginning to take fish oil to prevent Hair loss. I haven't had any hair loss but I'm not taking any chances so I take at least one mini capsule of fish oil per day.

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Hair loss usually starts around 3 months post op. It will happen and there's really nothing you can do about it. I take Biotin and silica and that helps my hair grow back faster. It's for nail and hair regrowth. My hair stopped falling out at 6.5 months post op. I had no bald spots, my hair just thinned out. It does grow back and it's worth losing my hair to get skinny and healthier. ;) I love my skinniness!

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Thanks for your reply. I will have to get some too then I don't want my hair falling off. I had just heard that it falls with the bypass surgery cause they don't have that much nutritious like the sleeve. Did u buy a particular brand or just anything that contained fish oil

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Oh, your hair will fall out. But it grows back. I just went to a health food store and bought Biotin tablets and silica caplets. I asked the person working there which was a better one. they work great. I have hair growing in places I don't want it to grow and at a quicker rate too!. LOL

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Oh, let me tell you, I'm so losing my hair. It's been happening for a month and a half, and it scares the heck out of you. I'm so lucky to have really thick hair, and I too thought, it wasn' t going to happen to me, but at 3 1/2 months out, bammm it happened. I still to this day, have a hand full of hair after each wash. I have normal thickness now, but if I keep losing it, I will go crazy. I take prenatio vitiems that I don't know if they help or not. It has to stop soon. I was told that people with really thick hair, complain the most, because they notice it the most. I have never seen anyone on here say they went bald, so that helps. PS, if that was one of the down falls of losing weight, I still would have done it. Good luck and peace to you Kathy :rolleyes:

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Do the Biotin and silica pills disolve or are they actual pills? I'm still not swallowing pills at this time. How long did it take you guys to use actual pills? I hate the pill crusher it makes the pills taste much nastier.

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They are very small and can be taken with some yogurt or pudding to help them slide down into your tummy. ;)

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From what I have seen/heard almost EVERYONE loses some hair. I tried to "beef up" my hair before the surgery and am taking GNC's beBeautiful supplements now with some added Biotin.< /p>

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I lost half my hair and I told every single thing anyone ever recommended to me to prevent Hair loss.< /p>

Do a thread search on hair loss. This is a very common topic. There are many things people have tried, but none of it seems to do any good.

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I'm pre-op I heard crushing up the prenatal Vitamins and putting them in your conditiair will help with Hair loss. I'm also taking biotin...I'm going to try that fish oil trick too! I'm going to get sleeved June 18th and I already have thin hair so I'm trying to do what I can to prevent major hair loss.

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I'm pretty sure if it is going to happen,it will happen regardless what you do.. Mine started coming out about 4 months out. Continued till about 12 months. I tried many different Vitamins and minerals and supplements and hair care products.. I wore a wig for about 6 months. When it stopped falling out I started to use Intra Force by Redkin. recommended by a stylist @ Ulta. A 3 step treatment.AMAZING RESULTS.. Major growth in the first 30 days. Took the wig off. Still using the products.Not 100% yet but close. Only thing I wish I had increased my Protein from 80 to 100 gms per day. hard enough to get the 80 in .17 months post op. Good Luck, I could send you my wig. See my Facebook page for a pic.

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The anesthesia alone can cause your hair to fall out. This morning I felt up to actually washing my hair instead of just standing in the hot shower to let the warm Water run on my sore back. I was kind of shocked at the amount of hair that came out, but I also realized that it wasn't "falling out" it was breaking off, so I am guessing the hair that was already damaged from coloring/bleaching before just had enough.

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Wow now I'm really getting scared. I only heard it just thins out your hair not like enough to wear a wig. Thanks for the ideas though. I'm going to buy the Biotin

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I wouldnt worry about it to much. In fact, I think the more you worry about it, the more it will fall out. Look at it this way, were all going to be skinny bald people. I would not waste a penny on any thing, just as soon as your body is not in shock, your hair will thicken back up.

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