I've been watching videos left & right about the hair loss. So to my knowledge, we shouldn't lose too much hair if we take our Vitamins & drink our Protein everyday. Correct ? Or do we still loose a lot of hair? That makes me so nervous

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You WILL lose hair. There is no way around it. It just is a process because of the changes that occur in your body. Mine didn't start until 6 months out because I had been taking 5000mg of biotin a day before my surgery for 3 months. Taking your vitamins and getting in your daily protein will severely help limit the loss you experience. In most cases you will be the only one to notice. I only notice in the shower and after when I brush it. Mine's starting to show because I slacked in my biotin but got on the patch MD 7500mg patch and it's starting to help again.

You WILL lose hair. There is no way around it. It just is a process because of the changes that occur in your body. Mine didn't start until 6 months out because I had been taking 5000mg of Biotin a day before my surgery for 3 months. Taking your Vitamins and getting in your daily Protein will severely help limit the loss you experience. In most cases you will be the only one to notice. I only notice in the shower and after when I brush it. Mine's starting to show because I slacked in my biotin but got on the patch MD 7500mg patch and it's starting to help again.

Where did you find your patch?

* Misty *

Protein and Vitamins are the steps you can take to try to prevent hair loss, but you are still likely to experience some, no matter what. The causes of hair loss in WLS patients include:

• anesthesia
• rapid weight loss
• malnutrition
• stress

Each of those things individually can cause hair loss. Since WLS are usually subject to 3-4 of them, it is incredibly common for WLS patients to lose hair.

Another thing you should keep in mind is that hair loss comes MONTHS after whatever caused it. So if you don't take steps to prevent hair loss immediately (like getting your protein and vitamins in early post-op), there will be little you can do to stop or slow it once it has started. The best you can do is to help aid regrowth at that point.

There are some things you can do that might help a little once the loss begins. Try to comb/brush your hair as little as possible. Don't use harsh chemicals, blow dryers, curling irons, or straighteners on it. Don't wash your hair every day. And cut it short so the thinning is less noticeable.

I lost hair from about 3.5 months out to about 5.5 months out. I cut it shorter and I don't think anyone noticed but me. The thinning was actually less noticeable than the regrowth. Once the regrowth started, I had little baby hairs sticking up all over for a while. My hair is 100% back to it's pre-op glory now.

You WILL lose hair. There is no way around it. It just is a process because of the changes that occur in your body. Mine didn't start until 6 months out because I had been taking 5000mg of Biotin a day before my surgery for 3 months. Taking your Vitamins and getting in your daily Protein will severely help limit the loss you experience. In most cases you will be the only one to notice. I only notice in the shower and after when I brush it. Mine's starting to show because I slacked in my biotin but got on the patch MD 7500mg patch and it's starting to help again.

Where did you find your patch?

* Misty *

The BariatricPal Store has them or PatchMD.com has a sale going on that ends today