I've been warned of hair loss/thinning hair after surgery. My surgery is going to be scheduled very soon. And, believe it or not.....that is one of my top worries. Any help? Clues? Experiences? Remedies? Hat suggestions?

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There's not a ton you can do to prevent hair loss. There are a lot of contributing factors and most are out of your control. The main things you can do are work to get your Protein and Vitamins ASAP post-op. WLS patients have a lot going against them when it comes to hair loss since anesthesia, stress, rapid weight loss, and malnutrition can ALL cause hair loss.

But don't let that deter you! I haven't seen many people at all post who didn't eventually get their hair back I personally lost a fair amount of hair between 3.5 and 5.5 months post op. But it did start growing back right away. Plus, no one ever died from being bald. People die everyday from being obese. So definitely worth the trade-off!

As @@JamieLogical posted, here isn't a whole lot you can do but get in your protein requirement as soon as possible and take you multivitamins, all of them. My hair loss started at 5 months out and now at 11 months, I can see tiny strands of baby hair forming around the outside of my face....It's coming back!

Edited January 9, 20179 yr by Montana Gal

Wow I wasn't told about hair loss

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Wow I wasn't told about hair loss

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It's something almost every WLS patient experiences a few months post-op. But for the vast vast vast majority of us, it's only temporary. And usually we don't even lose enough hair that other people would notice.

My hair loss has been so so bad. I'd say the only con to the many many pros of this surgery. I had thick, luxurious, waist length long hair. It's now thin and brittle. I'm nearing my 5 months and it started at 2 months so I'm hoping it stops soon. It comes out by the handfuls. With all that said, I wouldn't change my mind about the surgery. I'm still so glad I done it

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I lost tons of weight pre-op (60 lbs) so my hair actually started falling a couple months before the surgery. I would find gobs of it on the drain every morning after shower.

There's a shampoo that worked really really well for me. Expensive, but worth every penny:

Pura D'Or Gold

https://www.amazon.com/PURA-DOR-Anti-Hair-Premium-Organic/dp/B00FH692PQ