Hello All,

I recently within the last year have been suffering with Alopecia Areata.

Luckily its only effected me in areas that are not to visible, The larger spots that I had have re-grown hair, but i'm still loosing more hair than the normal person.

My question is, has anyone had VSG while dealing with Alopecia Areata and not gone completely bald?

I know one of the side effects from being sleeved could be hair loss im just wondering how amplified it will be also dealing with the Alopecia areata.

Thanks!

Are you getting enough protein? I have seen that happen when not enough protein is being consumed. Some of my vegetarian friends experienced hair loss but once they incorporated some form of protein it stopped. I have read that this may occur after the surgery due to the change in diet so I am going to make sure i try to intake some form of protein in hopes of it not occuring.

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The hair loss postop is almost always due to the shock of the surgery its self. Not due to nutrient deficiencies.

Most people get thinning evenly over the head, so hopefully you won't have completely bald patches. *Fingers crossed!*