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Hello everyone! I am looking to the veterans out there that lost a significant amount of hair and have experienced changes during regrowth.

I lost a good 2/3 of my hair during my journey. It began at month 2 post op and I had severe shedding until month 12 when weight loss for me slowed down. At month 12 I noticed that I hardly had any more shedding. I took Biotin from the beginning.

I was at full Protein fairly quickly following surgery and all my macronutrients have been excellent. I just tend to have more shedding when my body is traumatized.

Now the good news is my hair has been regrowing all along and the thickness is back. Yay!

The strange thing is the texture of my hair has changed significantly and it literally is coming back in Curly and I do mean curly. I have ringlets especially in the back and underneath.

I always had body to my hair but I would never call it curly.

I can handle the curls, what is bothering me is the texture is quite frizzy especially on top. I have yet to figure out how to deal with the frizz. I try straightening it, using products for curly hair and even used hairspray to try to get it to lay down. Nothing seems to work.

Has anyone experienced this and do you have any suggestions that I could try? It is now taking me forever when I wash it and honestly I no longer wash it daily because 2 or 3 days later it is easier to deal with.

My hair is thick again and I love that it is all coming back but never had it come back with such a weird texture. I spoke with both my hair dresser and my dermatologist who specializes in hair. He actually mentioned that my hair is behaving much like a cancer patient who lost their hair due to chemo. This happens a lot apparently but no one can tell me how to get it to defrizz.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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Cut the frizz. I had to wear a wig two years. Finally getting my pretty hair again. Biotin is a joke. We all have different problems and glad you did pretty good!!!!

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I have naturally curly/frizzy hair. I use coconut oil when it's wet and as needed through out the week. You have already learned a good tool and that is not washing daily, drys your hair to much. There is a brand called no frizz I get off Amazon that is good. I can only use the styling cream, if I use the Shampoo conditioner and style cream its too much.

With my hair weight is the key, to short and I am little orphan Annie with a ton of frizz.

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Um, cutting the frizz would mean buzzing my hair. It is coming out of my head that way. LOL

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Hello everyone! I am looking to the veterans out there that lost a significant amount of hair and have experienced changes during regrowth.

I lost a good 2/3 of my hair during my journey. It began at month 2 post op and I had severe shedding until month 12 when weight loss for me slowed down. At month 12 I noticed that I hardly had any more shedding. I took Biotin from the beginning.

I was at full Protein fairly quickly following surgery and all my macronutrients have been excellent. I just tend to have more shedding when my body is traumatized.

Now the good news is my hair has been regrowing all along and the thickness is back. Yay!

The strange thing is the texture of my hair has changed significantly and it literally is coming back in Curly and I do mean curly. I have ringlets especially in the back and underneath.

I always had body to my hair but I would never call it curly.

I can handle the curls, what is bothering me is the texture is quite frizzy especially on top. I have yet to figure out how to deal with the frizz. I try straightening it, using products for curly hair and even used hairspray to try to get it to lay down. Nothing seems to work.

Has anyone experienced this and do you have any suggestions that I could try? It is now taking me forever when I wash it and honestly I no longer wash it daily because 2 or 3 days later it is easier to deal with.

My hair is thick again and I love that it is all coming back but never had it come back with such a weird texture. I spoke with both my hair dresser and my dermatologist who specializes in hair. He actually mentioned that my hair is behaving much like a cancer patient who lost their hair due to chemo. This happens a lot apparently but no one can tell me how to get it to defrizz.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I have curly/frizzy hair and I find devaCurl products, particularly their conditioners and gels, work wonders. You can buy online or at salons that specialize in curly hair.

Hope it helps!

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My regrowth is similar and I have all kinds of flyaway, frizz at my neck, and odd pieces. Frustrating,but I'm thrilled it's all growing back in great!(surgery 9/14) My hair stylist has me using something called "Brazilian Blowout" smoothing serum which helps smooth everything when I'm styling to go out somewhere. I also don't wash my hair everyday....too drying. A little trick he taught me to

manage the flyaways at my part...Spray a little hairspray on your palms and lightly run your palms over the flyaways toward your hair and they'll go down and stick to your hair.

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I will have to try the Brazilian blow our or devacurl products and see if it helps. I am thrilled to have this thick head of hair back. Yay!

I just need to learn to make it behave.

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I too am naturally curly and prone to frizz. I use Aveda Be Curly styling cream on damp hair.

I have used coconut oil, too.

My texture and thickness continued to change for a couple of years before coming back to my original hair.

An awesome stylist got me through with cuts and product recommendations.

Good luck!

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Oh man. Get a good curl enhancing product and a hair dryer with a diffuser to enhance the frizz into curls. I bet you look pretty with curly hair.

My hair broke off all over and I look like I have a mullet. :(

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I'm just going to jump into this thread and say I hate my hair. It was thinning before surgery then heavy losses months four thru seven, then losses slowed and some regrowth and the losing hair picked up again in month ten! Bummer. But oh well, I'll take the Hair loss over weighing 100+ pounds more than I do now.

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I try to use Enjoy morrocan oil when my hair is drying and looking fly away. Trying to avoid hot curling irons and using regular, old fashioned curlers... Seems to help...

Also, as others have noted, my hairdresser is adamant about not washing hair more than 3 X a week. Kinda hard after workouts... But it has helped a lot!

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The Aveda be curly styling cream, a little devacurl gel, and dry with a diffuser to make it curly.

To wear straight Aveda makes a glossing defrizzer (I forget the name but it comes in a light blue tube) that works well but you have to use enough (applies to both products actually).

I've been washing once a week for like 10 years. Big time saver.

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