I am scared to death to loose my hair. I recently had my surgery on May 8th 2013, so I haven't experienced any hair loss yet. Does anyone have any tips/suggestions on how to maintain minimal hair-loss?? I've seen YouTube videos and read posts about loosing hair after the surgery. My hair is thin enough as it is, I would hate to loose more!

I had it on 4/29 and I am scared of hair lost don't know if anyone loses it this early

I started taking Biotin & prenatal Vitamins (Walmart brands). I started using Organix Biotin and Collagen shampoo/conditioner (Walmart also). I am 10 weeks out & thankfully haven't had it yet...from what I have read on here...it usually doesn't start til the 4 or 5 month and lasts til the 9th or 10th month and grows back...

Good luck!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the odds are not in your favor. Not saying it's 100% certain you will lose hair or how much, but it's better to not to waste energy fretting over something you can't do much to prevent. I took biotin since before surgery, got all my protein in every day, and still started losing at 3.5 months. I went to a dermatologist last week, and they gave me some injections and a topical steroid to slow the loss and speed growth. I sure hope it works! I also started with hair on the thin side, so I couldn't afford to lose it at the rate I am. Hope it works out better for you.

Thank you for the advice. And you're right, theres no use fretting over the inevitable! I should just be thankful I was given this life changing opportunity and accept the good and the bad that come along with it!! good luck to you all

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Your hair will grow back... Working in Bariatrics I've seen many patients lose hair and it grow back. Don't stress over it. Worst case, contact your doctor about treatment options.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news' date=' but the odds are not in your favor. Not saying it's 100% certain you will lose hair or how much, but it's better to not to waste energy fretting over something you can't do much to prevent. I took Biotin since before surgery, got all my Protein in every day, and still started losing at 3.5 months. I went to a dermatologist last week, and they gave me some injections and a topical steroid to slow the loss and speed growth. I sure hope it works! I also started with hair on the thin side, so I couldn't afford to lose it at the rate I am. Hope it works out better for you.[/quote']

How did the treatment end up working for you?

I completed 3 months last week and literally on my 3rd month mark, my hair started falling. I felt like crying in the shower when clumps fell out. It was horrible. I started taking biotin and have ordered the shampoo on amazon as well. I do hope it works. My entire floor all day is with hair.

Yuck!

When does the hair fall stop?

I am 4 1/2 mos post op and in the last two weeks ive been "shedding" a bit more- maybe 100 hairs a day. In addition to biotin I have been using the "Wen" hair care system. I think it has been helping.