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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Thank you for the advice!!!!!!

Extensions glued in will make matters worse. Take Biotin and hold tight. Your hair will come back.

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Okay, officially terrified of going bald now. I've been losing my hair since my thyroid started acting up years ago. Now I find out if I have the sleeve I will lose MORE hair. I take a multi vitamin, vitamin D and a Hair, Skin and Nails vitamin, I wasn't worrying about my shampoo and conditioner, got it from my salon - volumizing.

Pinkgirl1234 what happened when you used Nioxin? Anyone else too, good, bad any information would be appreciated.

Melyssafaye thank you for your input, very helpful.

Has anyone started Nioxin before surgery? Would that help?

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Okay, officially terrified of going bald now. I've been losing my hair since my thyroid started acting up years ago. Now I find out if I have the sleeve I will lose MORE hair. I take a multi Vitamin, vitamin D and a Hair, Skin and Nails vitamin, I wasn't worrying about my shampoo and conditioner, got it from my salon - volumizing.

Pinkgirl1234 what happened when you used Nioxin? Anyone else too, good, bad any information would be appreciated.

Melyssafaye thank you for your input, very helpful.

Has anyone started Nioxin before surgery? Would that help?

Desperately Seeking Follicles!

This is one of my bigger fears as well. My Mom has alopecia and has been bald all my life. Any hair loss is going to scare the crap out of me. I am just in the beginning stage of my journey but I'm going to be doing alot of research on this topic. Things I've read so far - wash infrequently, don't put back in elastic or clip, and avoid extensions or anything that will put stress on it. Please let me know if anyone has been able to avoid this and how! TY

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i dont have any answers. i started my Vitamins 3 weeks before surgery. i have never had my hair fall out except when i used a prescription anti inflammatory cream on my neck. i do believe it is hormone related and i personally believe if it is going to fall out it is going to fall out. i have lost some, quite a bit, and it is not the end of the world because i know it will grow back. no one even can tell but me and my hair dresser. i am going to try a shampoo i read about on this thread. i will let you know if it works.

i dont have any answers. i started my vitamins 3 weeks before surgery. i have never had my hair fall out except when i used a prescription anti inflammatory cream on my neck. i do believe it is hormone related and i personally believe if it is going to fall out it is going to fall out. i have lost some, quite a bit, and it is not the end of the world because i know it will grow back. no one even can tell but me and my hair dresser. i am going to try a shampoo i read about on this thread. i will let you know if it works.

@cuchas I know you've gotten a lot of responses already ... but I had to add ...

First ... You are a BEAUTIFUL girl ... You are just as pretty with less hair ...

I KNOW that doesn't help or make it easier ...

But I promise ... this is a side effect and it will grow back ...

98% of us go through this and freak out ...

But ... it will get better ...

Blessings to you!

^{I also loss a large amount of hair - 3 months out. I went to my hairdresser and she washed my hair with Nioxin and the next morning I noticed a huge difference!}

^{My hair has also become dry and I keep oil spray on it to help with that.}

^{Good luck everyone who is suffering!!}

I heard it depends on how much protein you take it in.

Get a cute short pixie cut. Will make your look much healthier and fuller.

Increase your protein and take 10 mg of biotin daily (that's 10,000 mcg). Low iron is also a major reason for hair loss. Get your levels checked and take an iron supplement 2-3 hours before and after any calcium supplement or dairy. Finally take it easy with the hair dye. I also dye my hair and when the baby fine hairs start to grow back you don't want to disintegrate it with too many chemicals. Look into trying Demi permanent dye instaeD of permanent and/or doing your roots every 8-10 weeks instead of every 6 weeks etc depending on what your usual interval is. And/or think about highlights maybe instead of all I've color. I have tried all of the above and my hair is longer now than it was before surgery. I am about 7.5 months out

Thank you for the advice. How much protein do you get? I am already at 100 g daily.

100 g sounds like a lot but it depends on how much you weigh and how active you are. But it's not only protein. It's other nutrients and also just the surgery itself is like a shock to the system that doesn't really show up till 3 months later.

I just purchased bamboo tea...will try it.

Nip in made matters worse for me.

I keep telling myself that if my hair gets thin I can deal with it. Well, my hair has thinned quite a bit. I lose a hand full of hair every morning in the shower. Now I have been saying,

Ok, I can deal with this as long as I don't have bald patches.

Honestly, I have been looking at wig websites, Raquel W. Has some real natural looking wigs.

It is, what it is, I just need to try to stay focused on the reason I had VSG on the first place.