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For those six months after band surgery



I had surgery six months ago or longer and...  

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  1. 1. I had surgery six months ago or longer and...

    • My hair is great, no hair loss at all
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    • I've lost close to 25% of my hair
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    • I've lost close to 50% of my hair
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    • I've lost close to 75% of my hair
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    • It's ALL gone, not a hair on my head
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    • I was bald before surgery
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I wonder why mine is still falling out at 10 months. I take every supplement anyone has recommended, and I make sure I get enough Protein.< /p>

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Mine is falling out but it seems (hopefully) to have slowed down a bit. I was at my DD soccer game and I saw my hair flying away in the wind!!!! I was horrified!

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Yep I've lost at least 25% if not closer to 50% on the top of my head. The rest seems fine - just the place that is the most noticeable!!!! grrrrrrr

My part is wide and my bright pink scalp shines through with amazing clarity in my dark brown hair.

Waiting and hoping it stops soon!! I thought about extensions but I think it would just pull out the rest of my hair. :eek:

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my oppinion is that its not necessarily the weight loss as much as the anesthetic i have had 4 major surgeries in which general was used i lost alot of hair with all 3 of them im only 6 weeks out of lapband so i cant say yet for this but i know i have lost 100 lbs before without Hair loss and without surgery so i think it is the anesthetic for sure! Good luck to all i hope i dont lose hair again i never lost like 50 percent or anything that seems extreme and would think its more than a side effect from weight loss or surgery maybe more like a Vitamin deficiency or Protein ? have you guys had your blood drawn to look for deficiency!

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I just had labs 2 weeks ago and they checked all my numbers. I wasn't deficient in anything which is unusual for me. I've always been a tad anemic and I wasn't anymore :)

I bought the Vitamins from bariatricadvantage that are for people with the lap band (vitaband, I think). They are loaded with stuff, yet I'm still losing the hair.

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I absolutely did loose a lot of hair. My hairdresser noticed it. I am 16 months out now and the hair did grow back, but now I have hair a few inches long and the rest much longer. lol! But it did come back.

Shocking though.

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I'm six months out as of a week ago and my hair looks fine. It is long and I find pc's of it after I blow dry but not any more than usual. Also, I am half way to my wght loss goal!

Blessings, Weazer

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wow i think if your gonna lose it your just meant to everyone is different i suppose i know i will proboly lose it cause i have before so ya ill be looking for advice when it starts lol! thanks the lord i have very thick long dark hair so it may not be as noticeable at least i hope lol!

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I am 10 months out and have not lost any hair, at least I don't think I have. If I have, it was very small that I haven't noticed. I have really thick hair and usually have it thinned out when I go get it cut.

However, something WEIRD happened to me, at about 5 to 6 months, I did get dermatitus on my scalp. My dermatologist said sometime people get this after surgery or because of stress. It finally went away after weeks of trying different things, but it was nerve wracking because it made my head itch like no other.

I figured for sure I would lose some hair because I've had 7 surgeries in the past 3 years,but so far no Hair loss, knock on wood. ;)

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I am at 11 months out and I think it's starting to slow down. Some days I only lose a little when I wash my hair, but there are other days where I still lose a bunch. But at least I am not losing bunches every single time I wash my hair.

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