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@@Miracle03 Unfortunately it is normal for a lot of people sorry to say.

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I just posted this on another thread....

I lost a lot of hair - I mean a lot of hair. I was sure I got all my Protein in and followed my doc's instruction. She said, "If you're going to lose it, you're going to lose it. There's nothing you can do to stop it, but you can take Biotin and Folic Acid for regrowth. What you lose due to the surgery will grow back."

I lost from the middle of month 2 thru to month 6. I figure I lost about 35-40% of my hair. It made me sad, it made me angry. Here's what I did...

I took my Vitamins as prescribed

I got in my Protein mins per doctor's orders

I got in my Water mins

I went to a short cut to try to hide some of the loss and added lots of layers

I purchased a product called Toppik - it's an excellent product that works exactly like the website shows

I'm just over a year now and am almost back to normal - I've kept my short cut because it looks better on my slim face. I can show off my jawline now. I just got a cut the other day and my stylist said, "I think your hair is thicker than it was before surgery!"

So, my advice to you...follow doc's orders. Know that this is a temporary situation. For me, that temporary situation was well worth it!

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@@Miracle03, mine started at about 2.5 months and its coming out in clumps. I was diligent on my Biotine, never missed a day and increased my dosage as per my NUT, and nothing helped. But it will grow back, be patient!

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