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Yup - everyone. You can take all the Biotin you want, eat all the Protein you can and take all the Vitamins you can swallow, but it will still fall out. Month 3-6 are the heavy shedding months. Most people stop losing after that. The hair that falls out is usually the dead or weaker hair follicles. Do not worry. It is just a phase. Your hair will be stronger, longer and more beautiful by month 9.

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Yep, pretty much everyone does. Those who say the don't.. Are kidding themselves or out right lying ;)

I suppose there's a very very slim chance you may be the .01 % that may not lose any hair, but just prepare for the Hair loss and if you don't lose any then great ;)

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Fiddleman:

Since you have short hair, was the loss noticeable?

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I'm almost 3 months out and it is coming out by the handfuls. I'm a little bummed, but everyone who says they lost it also says it stops & grows back.

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Just to be clear.......they mean Hair loss from your head. Just back from a beach vacation and the old bikini line was - uh - not affected by VSG hair loss.

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Just to be clear.......they mean hair loss from your head. Just back from a beach vacation and the old bikini line was - uh - not affected by VSG Hair loss.< /p>

I just read another post about hair loss and someone posted that they had lost a lot of hair "down south". I, of course, will not be that lucky! It would be nice though as I'm going to the beach in about 4 weeks.

I'm not quite 3 months out and I've started noticing a lot more hair falling out. I have quite a bit of hair, but I'm still worried. Someone in the other thread mentioned they are using hair fibers. I've seen them at Sally's Beauty Supply - they are keratin fibers that elecrtostatically stick to your hair and make it look thicker. They aren't supposed to come off until you wash them out. I may have to get some.

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Fiddleman:

Since you have short hair' date=' was the loss noticeable?[/quote']

Quite honestly, my answer to that is yes. I had really thick hair before shedding around month 3. By the time it was done, my wife was noticing. My hairdressers confirmed it. It was always piling up on my iPad screen, getting in the way of using VST. Lol! I ended up with an average thickness of hair. However, as Laura said, losing some hair is OK when compared with complications or death that go hand in hand with morbid obesity.

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Yep' date=' pretty much everyone does. Those who say the don't.. Are kidding themselves or out right lying ;)

I suppose there's a very very slim chance you may be the .01 % that may not lose any hair, but just prepare for the Hair loss and if you don't lose any then great ;)[/quote']

I am not lying- I have not lost any hair so far - 5 mos out. Maybe I will, but maybe I won't but I'd be up front about it if it happens. I have done nothing special to prevent it except to be vicious about taking my Protein and Vitamins.

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I am a week out and losing more hair than normal. When I was on a low carb diet for a few months I lost a bunch. I'm terrified I will be bald...

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I am not lying- I have not lost any hair so far - 5 mos out. Maybe I will, but maybe I won't but I'd be up front about it if it happens. I have done nothing special to prevent it except to be vicious about taking my Protein and Vitamins.

I was way into my 6th month before I noticed any real loss?. But some gets to be that wee bitty % that doesn't lose ;)

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Well - I don't think everyone loses hair. i say this because I am now at 5 mos out and I haven't lost hair. None. I am not kidding myself nor making up stories about Hair loss. I did start taking the Biotin after 4 weeks post op. 500mg/day. I don't know if that's the reason or not. I have lost no hair.

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I'm 10 weeks out and starting to lose tons of hair. I've got a very thick head of hair so hoping it won't be noticeable but guess time will tell.

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