Did anyone not experience hair loss?

[shannon m. 0]

I am approaching 2 months post surgery and have started reading about the Hair loss stage. Has anyone out there been lucky enough not to lose your hair. I've been taking Biotin since before my surgery and reducing the amount of heat I apply to my hair, but I'm worried that no matter what I do there is no real way to prevent the hair loss.

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[Christinamo7 4,041]

reducing heat or styling products will only help prevent breaking hair, not it falling out.

I am almost 3 months, so far no unusual Hair loss - but we'll see. I eat an egg most days, and they are a good source of Protein and Biotin. I always make my Protein goals, and loosing on the slow side, so hopefully haven't freaked my body out too much. time will tell. I think if it is going to happen it will.

[Kindle 8,667]

There's never been anything proven that prevents post WLS hairloss. It's either gonna happen or not, it's just how some people's bodies react to the stress of surgery and drastic diet change. As for Biotin, it may help with regrowth, but won't stop loss from happening. Some studies suggest adequate Protein can help minimize loss, but again, nothing proven for sure.

As for me, I never lost a strand of hair. In fact, it's thicker and longer now than it's ever been. I also never took Biotin or used any special hair products. I was meeting or exceeding Protein and Fluid goals by day 5 and I really never stressed over surgery, the pre and postoperative diets, stalls, two months of diarrhea, hairloss, etc. I actually planned to shave my head and wear cool hats but never had to. Mental stress can be just as destructive as physical stress, so maybe all that protein and positive attitude contributed to my keeping all my hair. But maybe it had nothing to do with it.

Good luck and just enjoy the journey, whatever it brings.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Some people don't experience Hair loss, but IMO, that's luck, not some magical formula of Biotin and Protein and special shampoos and whatnot. I think if there were a way to prevent hair loss after surgery, no one would lose hair because everyone would do it.

My surgeon told me to save my money on biotin, that it won't prevent hair loss. I wish I had listened! I took large doses for months before and then after surgery. I met my protein goal every single day starting the first 24 hours after surgery (and I ate high protein beforehand too). I took zinc even though it made me sick. I still lost tons of hair (on my head that is -- I did get the well-known biotin side effect of growing lush crops of hair on my face and everywhere below the navel).

[2goldengirl 2,076]

Too early to tell whether I will get any loss. I have been taking Biotin, I don't notice extra hair anywhere but on my head, it's definitely thicker, but not in the front where I'd most like it. I wasn't able to meet Protein goals until after the first two weeks, but nothing I can do about that now.

[itstimealready 180]

6 months out no Hair loss. I'm low BMI and have only lost 45 pounds in that time so maybe it's losing so slowly that has an upside. Who knew?

[Miss Mac 6,261]

I did not have hair loss either. My nails got dry and flakey, but that resolved around the fifth month out.

[kaitlynm 335]

I'm 7 months out and no Hair loss for me luckily. I use the Bariatric Advantage multi Vitamin and it has Biotin in it. I do notice that my hair is growing faster which is bad for my bank account because I have to get it colored more often.

[CanadaLoser 80]

I'm only 6 week a post op and have been losing like crazy. [emoji17]

[mia150 43]

There's never been anything proven that prevents post WLS hairloss. It's either gonna happen or not, it's just how some people's bodies react to the stress of surgery and drastic diet change. As for Biotin, it may help with regrowth, but won't stop loss from happening. Some studies suggest adequate Protein can help minimize loss, but again, nothing proven for sure.

As for me, I never lost a strand of hair. In fact, it's thicker and longer now than it's ever been. I also never took Biotin or used any special hair products. I was meeting or exceeding Protein and Fluid goals by day 5 and I really never stressed over surgery, the pre and postoperative diets, stalls, two months of diarrhea, hairloss, etc. I actually planned to shave my head and wear cool hats but never had to. Mental stress can be just as destructive as physical stress, so maybe all that protein and positive attitude contributed to my keeping all my hair. But maybe it had nothing to do with it.

Good luck and just enjoy the journey, whatever it brings.

Good for you ????????

When was your surgery??

Edited May 9, 2016 by mia150

[Kindle 8,667]

When was your surgery??

December 2013