I'm 3 months post-op and was so happy that I had minimal hair loss but this week has been terrible!

Any tricks to help with hair retention and strength???

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Nope, there's nothing you can do to stop losing hair. You'll continue to lose hair for a little longer due to the lack of Protein and stress that you have already experienced.

The only thing you can do is to make sure to hit your protein and Water goals going forward so that the length of time you lose hair is minimized. Some take Biotin or Gelatin (eat lots of sugar free jello) to speed up the process of regrowth, and that can help a bit.

But mostly just camouflage the thinning if it's really bad by using hair styles that hide thin areas, wear hats or scarves, and even look into powders that mask really thin areas (ask your hairdresser or check out a beauty supply store for products like Toppik hair building fibers).

Mostly just remember - it's temporary, and unless it is REALLY bad, you're probably the only one that notices it. Your hair will come back and it will be okay!

Just say goodbye. Goodbye hair. See you next year. ((

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At 3 months I was losing hair like crazy, but since I started taking this hair, skin, and nails vitamin that I bought from Costco, it's slowed the rate of loss down. I'm not losing as much hair but it's MUCH LESS than I was without the vitamin.