I heard you lose your hair after surgery.

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You can. I did after my band surgery, so I'm expecting it now after my revision

yehhh i have and im 12 weeks out iv lost it mainly at the back so i went to the salon and the lady cut it short to hide the fallen out parts

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I was losing my hair in 1989....

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^{I'm shedding like you would not believe. But my sister who is 4 years older than me, she is 66, has had thinning hair for around 10 years, so I am just catching up with her. She has not had this surgery either, may be genetic. Will look into supplements to see if it helps .}

I hear that Castrol oil works amazingly. And there is a supplement too. I can't lose my hair. I'm already starting too because I'm menopausal.

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I am only 10 days out of surgery and luckily haven't started losing hair yet.

From my understanding around the 3 to 6 month post surgery , the hair loss is inevitable. Our body is in extreme shock due to the rapid weight loss. There will be hairloss on a whole other level, like clumps of it. However, this doesn't last forever, within a few months of losing some of your hair, you should start seeing regrowth and within a year you should have some of your beautiful locks back.

JUST MAKE SURE TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR Protein AND NECESSARY Vitamins.

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I went through chemo 2 1/2 years ago. I learned I liked my head better bald than with hair! LOL I thought about shaving my head prior to my sleeve surgery but my partner didn't want me to. Instead I went back to very very short.

Keeping up with your Protein and Vitamins may help, but many people who do everything right still lose hair. It doesn't start until 3 or 4 months post-op. The good news is it does grow back.

Some people think Biotin helps but I have heard it makes some people grow hair in other places (upper lip, chin) I have dark hair. That is not a risk I am willing to take.

Washing less helps since washing and combing while wet stresses hair. I plan to get dry shampoo and wash less. I also have been wanting to get a really short hair cut anyway so I may go ahead and do that soon (I am 6 weeks out) I think since my face is thinning out a shorter cut will be cute anyway.

I have been on Biotin since I my last round of chemo 2 1/2 years ago. I have had no problems with unwanted hair growth.

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I'm loosing lots of hair at the moment. I have thin hair strands but there is a lot of it. I'm going for a new short cut this week.

I started getting hair loss around 5 months (I'm now 6 months post-op). My hairdresser cut it short and dyed it blond! I didn't originally want blonde, but in order for the hair loss not to be so obvious, we had to keep lightening it....

I actually now love this color and plan to keep it going forward! New body, new hair, new attitude!

Starting around 3 months post, I started having huge amounts of shedding. My research says that it either happens or it doesn't, supplements don't make any difference. Getting enough Protein in is what lets it grow back fast.

Lost so much that I have had mine cut short.

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Lost so much that I have had mine cut short.

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I did the chop today. I went from shoulder length to short choppy pixie.

Lost so much that I have had mine cut short.

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I did the chop today. I went from shoulder length to short choppy pixie.

I quite like the new look. I have always had long hair and would usually pin it up anyway. I just hate the bald spots showing through!

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