I've always had long beautiful hair... I noticed some of it falling out about 4 months after the surgery so I cut it a little pat my shoulders.

In Feb, I bought hair extensions and sewed a weave into my hair to make it as full as it used to be.

A month later, I took it out and now my hair is WAY thinner than it used to be. I wanna cry so badly. I'm only 20 years old and feel my hair looks terrible.

It's 9 months after the surgery and while I've lost a lot of weight I never expected to lose this much hair.

What do you guys recommend to fix this hair loss? I'm so devastated... Idk what to do or what to use??

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Motions CPR, Aphogee etc.

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It stops at 9 months????????? I think I may die!!!!! Mine started at about two months post op. I get 100 g of protein. Have Nixon. Tried biotin which was in viviscal vitamins. Get in my vitamins and calcium. I don't however get in enough water. I'm hanging in there, think the hair loss would stop at five months, which I am close to. I am pretty sure if it continues four more months I won't have any! I'm going to check into the collagen.

@glittereyes which collagen did you get from Amazon?

@rking. The brand I use is called Veda pure. I order it from Amazon and its 100% pure fish collagen. It is almost tasteless. I add it to a bottle of water flavored with some crystal light drops and can barely taste it.

The bamboo tea has really helped me too. Bamboo is high in silica which helps with hair. I ordered that from Amazon too.

My hair took forever to quit falling out- probably around month 18. It still sheds some but way less. The bamboo tea really helped it get stronger and softer. I have way less breakage now.

@glittereyes I am losing so much. Honestly if it keeps at this pace for five more months I think I will be bald. 18 months? Holy cow!! I will order what you have and see if that helps. Thank you very much!!

I am using Nutritionals ox shampoo from Sally beauty supply. Makes a huge difference in a matter of weeks

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I have not gone through this since surgery however, my hair fell out and got extremely thin several years ago during an extremely stressful situation (my son, who is disabled went into a mental institution and then a group home)

I started using WEN shampoo, and my hair has been in the best shape it has ever been in. Waiting to see if I will loose hair - I am only 6 weeks out so not close to three months yet. I do use a mousse for fullness because even while it is back to normal normal for me is fine and soft.

@@bee71 was yours falling out and it slowed down the loss???

@@Christinamo7 I am really sorry to hear that. Did it slow down the hair loss?

@@bee71 was yours falling out and it slowed down the loss???

@@Christinamo7 I am really sorry to hear that. Did it slow down the hair loss?

YES. It has slowed down. I am not wiping as much out of the shower and it is noticeably thicker and healthier looking

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it is hard to say. I got serious about using it about the time he went into the group home - so the stress was down. It did make less breaking and less dry hair, and the grow back was thicker and healthier.

I suppose this surgery will be a true test for it! However, last year I was quite ill with something in my abdominal lymph nodes - very stressful on my body and nutrition and I did not experience hair loss, so I am cautiously optimistic.

I got sleeved in June and in Oct, Nov and Dec I lost 50% of my hair. In January it started growing back. I get it wet every day, but only wash it twice a week. My doc said it's not protein, it's hormones. My periods are all wacky too. I take Maca herbs for my hormones. Seems to be working. I also take Bosley vitamins...just to cover all my bases.

Thanks for all the answers guys. It's much appreciated

I'm feeling severely depressed today and the hair issue has definitely contributed much to that.

I picked up a 1000mcg of Biotin. Hopefully that works. I'm also cutting my hair again. My hair is so thin and disgusting. I hope this is the last time I have to cut it.

Also picked up Horse hair shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer. I've used this in the past. It definitely has worked to make hair thicker and full of volume.

I do think a lot of it comes from not enough Protein I guess like most of ya'll have said. I just don't eat enough in general. I am scared of getting back to my old weight. I mostly eat meats and vegetables. I don't add any type of carbs AT ALL + all I drink is Water.

It seems like I may have to start drinking Protein shakes again though.

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I'm taking 5000 Biotin...have been for some time. I would up your dosage a lil, to maybe 2500.

Dawnie_doo

They have Biotin Patches too

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I do think that different people respond differently to the surgery. In terms of what you can control, I think the #1 thing is getting lots of quality Protein. hair is something like 90% protein, so if you want to grow it, you need to ensure you have the building blocks available - which are amino acids from eating protein.

I had severe hair loss even before the sleeve -- just bad luck and bad genetics. One thing I did and want to suggest for people who feel like their hair is noticeably thinning but don't want to go all the way to a topper or a wig is scalp concealer such as Toppik or Nanogen. You just sprinkle them over your thin spots, pat into place, and apply some hair spray. They work really well! You get a color that matches your hair (my advice is when you are buying, get one canister that you think matches your hair and one canister a shade lighter -- for some reason the lighter usually works better).

Another thing you may want to consider is a new hairstyle. Long hair and center parts make hair loss more visible. Try a shorter hair cut, layered in back (like a wedge) or a bob, with a side part. These styles are flattering on lots of people and they help hide hair loss very well.

Good luck everyone! I feel your pain and have been feeling it for years