Research Recommendations: Hair Loss Among Bariatric Surgery Patients

http://bariatrictimes.com/2010/11/11/hair-loss-among-bariatric-surgery-patients/

Cutting to the chase:

Recommendations

Patients who present with hair loss six months postsurgery should follow the following recommendation daily: intake 80g of Protein for women and 100g for men (with sufficient amounts of L-lysine, 1.5 to 2g/day), add 15 mL of flaxseed oil, 2.5g of Biotin, one or two Multivitamin capsules with minerals (thus providing 200 percent of DRIs), 350 to 500Ìg/day of B12 in its crystalline form, and 320mg of ferrous fumarate or gluconate or 65mg of elemental Iron twice daily. (Table 1) The supplementation of zinc recommended in this article is already present in sufficient doses in Multivitamins that contain minerals.

Conclusion

Patients undergoing WLS may have hair loss after surgery due to the lower intake and inadequate absorption of protein, iron, biotin, zinc, Vitamin B 12, and essential fatty acids. These patients need an adequate supplementation in order to prevent complications from evolving. Further randomized studies on hair loss in bariatric patients are needed in order to know, with accuracy, the adequate levels of supplementation of these nutrients to be administered.