Is this something that all lap band patients go through? I was told of a lady that had it done, went strictly by the book, lost all her weight and now she wears a wig. Oh no!!!

I don't think so... At least hasn't happened for me yet, I make sure I take my vitamins & have enough protein however it's only been a month for me

I haven't heard of that from reading these forums, and was never told it was a side-effect by my dr. I'm a newbie too (banded Nov 11), but I don't have any fears or concerns that this will happen to me. (Unless a whole lot of veterans come on here and say something different!)

What vitamins do u take

I've been on melt aways multi-vitamin for about 2 wks and started b12 last week

Ive been banded 3 yrs, no hair loss to speak of. I think my hair is healthier than before WLS, maybe because of a better diet of protein, fruits and veggies ? I just started taking Biotin ( for hair, nails and skin ) 4 weeks ago, Im not noticing any extra hair growth yet, but definitely seeing more nail growth. Ill give it a few more weeks beforecI can make a judgement on hair growth. I know several people who swear by Biotin ( drugstore brand ) .

I did lose a lot of hair and it's starting to grow back now. I had thick hair to begin with. I'm worried because I'm having another minor non-WLS surgery this week with anesthesia and I'm afraid of losing it again. I just worry about the follicles giving up. My mom lost her hair twice on methotrexate for her RA and it didn't come back after the second round. She's totally bald and wears a wig.

Try biotin.

Well I had my minor non-WLS procedure today under general anesthesia. I asked the anesthesia doc about hair loss. He said nope. Not related to anesthesia. Maybe related to stress in general but not directly to the anesthesia. So here's hoping I don't have another round of hair loss. My new growth is about an inch long and I'm pretty thin all over. On my head, of course. Lol.