I'm a week out from gastric sleeve surgery. Down 10 since last Monday (35 total since September yay!) A few days ago I noticed my hair is already falling out at an alarming rate. I know this is temporary but I'm nervous.

Does anyone have any tips to slow this down? Strengthen your hair?

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use zinc supplement or biotin it will take 2 to 3 weeks to for results.

take care.

The real hair loss, for me and I believe others, starts around 3 month and really starts falling out even more between 4 and 5 months. I'm almost at 6 and while I really notice the thinness now, I can tell its slowing down.

I can see bald spots near my temples and that my bangs and middle part are much thinner/barer; luckily I had thick hair, so overall coverage is still okay. I should be one of the lucky ones and not have to resort to wearing a wig. I really do need to ask my daughter to check the back of my head to see if she can tell if there are any bald spots back there, because I have no idea. lol

At 7 days out, you must be looking very hard. Relax, just concentrate on getting your Proteins and Water in. You'll have plenty of time to stress about hair loss in a few months.

Congratulations on your 35 pounds total. Good job!!

Regular weight loss causes hair loss too. It may be you're seeing what was triggered by your weight loss since September.

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It's very early for your hair to be falling out due to the surgery. More likely it is because of something you did/started doing several months ago/ Typically, post-op hair loss starts around 3 months out. Since hair loss is due to things that occurred months ago, there is little you can do RIGHT NOW to stop it. The best things you can do are to get your protein and vitamins every day. That will help it start regrowing sooner.