Hair Loss

[Kay 83 22]

I am losing a lot of hair at 6 months out. Thankfully I have a lot so it isn't that noticeable to others but every day my bathroom floor is full of it and in the shower. I just mentioned this to my program coordinator who is a nurse and she said to try, Zinc. Apparently she discussed this with the team, surgeons, etc. I have been taking Zinc for about a week. I was told not to try Biosil because you will grow hair every where you don't want it. Ugh! The pills are kind of big, abt. size of extra strength Tylenol. We shall see.

Try hair and nails Vitamins or prenatal vitamins

[ready_to_be_thin 179]

On 4/7/2017 at 7:51 AM, secretsleever20 said:

when we say falling out.... how much are we talking about? i'm almost 1 month post op and very scared about this. Is it enough to give bald spots in guessing??

I haven't had any bald spots, thank gosh. I could just tell when I washed my hair, brushed it, and on my clothes. I had really thick hair, so its thinner now, but nobody seems to notice but me. I am just so glad that it has finally slowed down.

[LosinLiz82316 21]

I lost a ton of hair the first 6 months. Nothing I used made it better....then magically at 6 months it stopped!

[lalame 56]

Sleeved 9/6/16. I have lost about 40% of my hair. My hair was fine but I had a lot of it. 7 months post and I don't see as much falling out. Could be because I don't have any left to lose! I take my Vitamins, Water, and Protein. It is a natural process when your body goes into shock from being malnourished for a long period of time. My doctor compared it to pregnancy Hair loss after giving birth. Doctor did tell me it would grow back. If you do a search on hair in this forum you will get to read what all of the vets said. It happens, can't prevent it and it will grow back. The vets say it will take anywhere between 1-2 yrs for it to come back.

Amazon sells a Fiber hair loss filler that I love! Just put a little bit at the top so no one can see the scalp.

Good luck.

[pvechiola 195]

I use a light brown hair spray concealer on my hair to cover any thin spots and it works wonders.

[lalame 56]

Someone a while back posted information on Dr. Matthew Weiner. YouTube him. He has a great video clip on Hair loss after gastric surgery. really helped.

[Cheryl Denk 13]

Thanks everyone for weighing in on this. Best of luck to everyone. Happy Easter!

[Cheryl Denk 13]

So it's been a month since I posted this. My Hair loss is starting to slow down a bit. I have about half of my hair left. It's not so bad that I can see my scalp, but it is incredibly noticeable to me. If I pull it into a ponytail, a hair tie would twist 4 or 5 times. thin as a pencil. The pain in the scalp (like when you have a ponytail too tight) has started to subside. At least I have that to be thankful for. I am still happy with my choice to have the surgery. Hair wil grow back.

[Cheryl Denk 13]

My hairloss lasted for about 10 weeks. It didn't get to the point that it was noticeable to anyone but me. I am in month 8 and am still waiting to notice it growing back. I haven't noticed it yet. I still have no regrets.