Typically with WLS hairloss is a very common side-effect/experience that people have. I know I have been experiencing it a LOT the last 2ish months. I get in protien and am taking Biotin and every other suggestion my doctor has to help with hairloss and hairgrowth.

I was just wondering how other people deal with the hair loss. What kind of vitimins and such do you take and what has helped either keep your hair/help it grow faster? Also what kind of hair syles would be good to help cover up any hairloss or make it seem less noticeable?

Nothing really helps. I have increased my Protein and my hair is not falling as much but I am not sure that's what did it. I too take Biotin. I would say I have about half as much hair as I had before. Most of the loss occurred around 5 - 6 months post surgery. One week it was horrible, my hair fell in bunches. I would run my hand trough my hair and I was sure by the end of the day I would be bald. Interestingly enough at that time I was losing weight slowly. I say this because I was thinking the rapid weight loss was probably not good.

I hope my hair grows back. The thinning is obvious around my temples and at the top of my head I have a lot less volume.

Another thing that happened around the time of the rapid hair loss was I got dandruff. My head was itchy and I developed Patches of dandruff which I have never had.

I have lost 3/4 of my volume. I take Biotin everyday and seem to have good growth coming back but it just won't stop falling out.

I went with a short style so it is not so noticeable.

Biotin 10,000.

Coromega squeeze packet daily. (Find it on amazon)

And a castor oil or coconut oil treatment at least weekly to your scalp and roots.

This may seem strange, but I did this and in 3 weeks I hardly noticed any shedding and at 6 weeks regrowth. I've heard that adding extra zinc to your vitamin regimen works great too but i personally never added that to my routine.

Also I am almost 7 months post op and started losing hair at exactly 4 months and it was handfuls. Hope this helps you like it helped me.

I lost allot of hair over 2-3 months. It stopped and is now coming in.

This hair loss thing really concerns me. My hair is extremely thin as it is. I can already see my scalp. If I lose anymore I will be bald!

I also use a brown tinted dry shampoo to hide my scalp, it works wonders and makes your hair look thicker

So Biotin helps reduce the hair loss? I am only 2 months out from my gastric bypass and the barber already commented my hair was getting thinner

I am 7 months post op and started losing a lot if hair right around the 3 month mark. I started taking It Works hair skin and nails vitamins and I have seen a dramatic increase in the growth. I have tons if new hair coming in all over my head. It really does work. It saved me because I have very thin hair to start with as well.

It's supposed to help your skin, hair and nails. I started taking it a couple of months before my surgery.

It is Hair, Skin, Nail nourishing complex? That's the only one I can find on the website.

Yes that is it!! It is fabulous!!

I'm a little past 4 months post op and I noticed about a couple weeks ago while I was brushing my hair that kIumps of my hair on the brush coming out. I had a post op appointment with my surgeon and he suggested I take hair and nail vitamins. I also have a couple of people that I know who have had WLS tell me this is normal and it will subside. I myself have curly hair but do notice the thinning towards the crown of my head. I plain sucks but I figure, it's all in the process...it will grow back. It's normal.

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My hair is coming out by the handful. Taking Biotin, multivitamin, and getting in protein. Even had my thyroid meds adjusted. The only good thing is my fingernails look fabulous again.

So since I haven't had my surgery yet .. guess I should take biotin now and increase protein. . My hair is already thin .. I started applying coconut oil to condition it and it help it grown but my hair has always fallen out .. guess I'll increase coconut oil and vitamin e routine & add biotin