My Hair is falling :(

[MozzaWehsha 58]

Hello all,

So I am 3 months out, Protein, fruit and vegetables are about 70% of total intake. My hair was perfect, but it started falling 2 weeks ago and a fast rate.

Any help? Have you passed through this? How did you deal with it?

[1Day1Life4Now 882]

Hello all,

So I am 3 months out, Protein, fruit and vegetables are about 70% of total intake. My hair was perfect, but it started falling 2 weeks ago and a fast rate.

Any help? Have you passed through this? How did you deal with it?

Hi Mozza, yes it's inevitable. Weight loss leads to Hair loss in most people, but not all. I had the sleeve 2 1/2 years ago and at about 4 months out I started losing hair by the handfull. I was quite upset but knew it was coming. I just cut my hair shorter so it wasn't as noticeable. Once I started adding more fat to my diet the hair grew back and thickened up. It's just a temporary problem and you will soon be over it. I promise, the weight loss is worth the hair loss. I will be having a revision to bypass in a couple of months and I will go through this again and though I dread it, I know it is a temporary thing and well worth the problem.

[audaciousmarie 165]

Hello all,

So I am 3 months out, Protein, fruit and vegetables are about 70% of total intake. My hair was perfect, but it started falling 2 weeks ago and a fast rate.

Any help? Have you passed through this? How did you deal with it?

Hi Mozza, yes it's inevitable. Weight loss leads to Hair loss in most people, but not all. I had the sleeve 2 1/2 years ago and at about 4 months out I started losing hair by the handfull. I was quite upset but knew it was coming. I just cut my hair shorter so it wasn't as noticeable. Once I started adding more fat to my diet the hair grew back and thickened up. It's just a temporary problem and you will soon be over it. I promise, the weight loss is worth the hair loss. I will be having a revision to bypass in a couple of months and I will go through this again and though I dread it, I know it is a temporary thing and well worth the problem.

May I ask why you are having a revision to bypass? I am pre op and still deciding between bypass and sleeve.

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[mmherring 3]

Hello all,

So I am 3 months out, Protein, fruit and vegetables are about 70% of total intake. My hair was perfect, but it started falling 2 weeks ago and a fast rate.

Any help? Have you passed through this? How did you deal with it?

Have you tried taking extra Biotin?

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[gina171 626]

Hello all,

So I am 3 months out, Protein, fruit and vegetables are about 70% of total intake. My hair was perfect, but it started falling 2 weeks ago and a fast rate.

Any help? Have you passed through this? How did you deal with it?

Hi Mozza, yes it's inevitable. Weight loss leads to Hair loss in most people, but not all. I had the sleeve 2 1/2 years ago and at about 4 months out I started losing hair by the handfull. I was quite upset but knew it was coming. I just cut my hair shorter so it wasn't as noticeable. Once I started adding more fat to my diet the hair grew back and thickened up. It's just a temporary problem and you will soon be over it. I promise, the weight loss is worth the hair loss. I will be having a revision to bypass in a couple of months and I will go through this again and though I dread it, I know it is a temporary thing and well worth the problem.

May I ask why you are having a revision to bypass? I am pre op and still deciding between bypass and sleeve.

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Yes, pls share, audaciousmarie?

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Edited June 12, 2016 by gina171

[Learningtolive 109]

My hair comes out by the fistful. I brush my hair and like 5 strands stick together and come out. I recently dyed and cut my hair to about chin length for it to be less noticeable, and that's helped. Yes, the hair is still coming out, but when I look in the mirror I feel less self-concious.

[Shrinkinqtpi 202]

@@MozzaWehsha

Listen to your doctors and nutritionists. They know the process and the ladies and gentlemen on this forum have great ideas. Remember there are other paths to health as well. Rosemary essential can be added to your routine through conditioner or direct rubbing in your hair and scalp. It works for some to thicken hair and improve skin along with nails. I am battling now with prevention plans before surgery researching everything possible to maintain health through the transformation process. Look into essential oils - they really work!

[TXMissy 211]

A little over a year out and as a hair stylist losing my hair has been a disaster. I can say it has improved! My hair is growing back in and I am in an awkward hair phase. I chopped it off to my chin and then again when I was at my thinnest, now it just at my ears. It is coming back fuller, shiny and healthier. It gets better!!

[SweetPeas 117]

I'm almost four months out and my hair recently started coming out in handfuls. Last week my hairdresser gave me a shorter haircut with some layers and it looks a lot better. We left a little length in case I need to go shorter. Everyone on this forum says it will come back so I'm trusting their collective experience, and it's worth it to have more energy/better health.

[gina171 626]

I am pre op and looking into getting a good quality partial hairpiece to help get my through this phase....has anyone used wigs, partials, etc?

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[Maddylee40 5]

I am anticipating surgery in Oct and have started pounding silica, Biotin, zinc, and some Iron. I just bought a hair Regrowth system at Ulta today. I already have thin/thinning hair and can't afford too lose much more... I figure if I can try to get it as full as I can now, maybe it won't be as bad post op.

Ulta also had this product called hair building fibers (Toppik) that I may experiment with. They had a trail size in different hair shades.

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[WannabeH 114]

My hair started falling out by the handful at 3 months. I started taking Iron ( my levels were down), and bio-zinc. In the past few weeks my Hair loss has lessened by a lot which is a relief.

[pmanley 45]

I started losing my hair at about 2.5 months...it has slowed a bit now and i'm 8months out...protein was key for me...i up my Protein and it seems to slow the loss and I can see regrowth so it will come back. I was blessed with thick hair to start with so no one but me notices..except for on my clothes...you can see it there

[Deanah 50]

I lost about 1/3 of my hair between 4-6 months out from my surgery. The Hair loss stopped at 6 months, and appears to be growing back.

[1Day1Life4Now 882]

@Audacious Marie, I love my sleeve. It's an awesome WLS but I suffer from severe gastric reflux which is causing other problems to my esophagus. My surgeon wants to do the revision to the gastric bypass to fix this and it seems like the best option. I prefer the sleeve to the bypass but I'll do whatever will help clear up my problems. Good luck to you.