Hello all! I was just reading posts in a Facebook group I am a part of, and one lady posted about losing her hair. It had tons of comments from people saying they all lost hair, too. Is this something to expect? My surgery is scheduled for December 23 and I already have very thin hair, so I'm kind of worried.

Hi Hayley,

Good timing! @@BettyG just posted a great article a few days ago. She explains the hows and whys and what to expect. the good news is that if it happens, it is just temporary.

Here is the link: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/384412-post-surgery-hair-loss-explained/

Good luck with your surgery.

I will read that now! Thanks!

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Yea its normal to lose some hair I was told to use paternity pills that is good for hair and nails I been using it for 3 months now

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Good luck with the surgery, you'll do great! I have my surgery tomorrow @ 7:30 am

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Hello all! I was just reading posts in a Facebook group I am a part of, and one lady posted about losing her hair. It had tons of comments from people saying they all lost hair, too. Is this something to expect? My surgery is scheduled for December 23 and I already have very thin hair, so I'm kind of worried.

Most people start losing hair 3 or 4 months out. It is due to the stress of the surgery and the fact that we are basically starving the first few weeks out. Some people say getting all your Protein in helps but many do everything right and still lose hair. It does grow back.

Take Biotin.

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I lost a significant amount of hair. Biotin won't prevent it but could help once your hair is ready to regrow. My hair texture changed a lot as well. My nut says that hair follicles in the resting stage will shed around 4 months, which is exactly when it happened for me. I lost hair for about six weeks and now have curly hair.

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