Hi all. I was sleeved April 4, down 68 pounds and feeling great!! Off BP meds, minimal foot pain, getting "looking good" compliments. So happy I did this! However, I'm losing my hair. I knew it was coming but now that it's here I'm kind of freaking out. This is temporary, right? It'll come back, right??? I take 5000mcg Biotin every day. Thinking about doubling up on biotin. Hoping someone will put my mind at ease...

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Your hair will grow back. I have read different things about Biotin and my dermatologist told me it doesn't work, but whatever, I still take it everyday and I have for about 6-8 months. I'm almost 3- years post-op and it's only been in the last 4-6 months that my hair has started to look normal again. I've also been washing my hair with Lipogaine and Regenepure about once a week for the last two months and while I'm not sure if it's helping, it certainly isn't hurting.

I never ended up bald, lol, and the thin hair is something that only really bothered me after someone said something about it. In the end, your hair does grow back, and you get to be thin, so in the long term win-win.

Took Biotin 1 1/2 years. IMHO it was worthless. I lost a lot of hair, especially around my face. I cut it all off and wore a wig a year only when I went out. Thank God it was a good one. It took 2 years for my hair to be normal again. I would do it again but hate my hair loss. Hope you are luckier. Also, I took every great vitamin, even consulted with a compound pharmacist.

Thanks for all replies!

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