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Jadeskys    13

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Help my hair is falling out! I’m having trouble covering my scalp. I had read this day may come. I already have fine thin hair. This year I have been put anastesia 4 time. I had my lap band to gastric sleeve May 2017 this crazy hair coming out started in October. Please share all your tips and tricks. My nails are fine. My skin is starting to bruise easily. I am hypothyroid but that is in check.

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XYZXYZXYZ1955    675

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I don't have much advice, other than that I've heard taking Biotin may help. I don't know--I've been taking it since the surgery, but my hair has thinned drastically anyway. I've been told it will grow back, so I'm just trying to hang tough and wait for that--but I'm not thrilled to look in the mirror. I cut my hair, hoping that the shorter length might help, but it doesn't make much of a difference. I'm wondering if anyone has gotten a permanent at this stage and whether that helped at all?

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Aries331    34

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I'm only 6 weeks post-op and started taking Biotin 2 weeks ago to be cautious and my nails are healthier and my hair is thicker. I had scalp issues before and that seems better controlled to. It certainly doesn't hurt.

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Katcro    0

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On 03/01/2018 at 4:58 AM, Jadeskys said:

Help my hair is falling out! I’m having trouble covering my scalp. I had read this day may come. I already have fine thin hair. This year I have been put anastesia 4 time. I had my lap band to gastric sleeve May 2017 this crazy hair coming out started in October. Please share all your tips and tricks. My nails are fine. My skin is starting to bruise easily. I am hypothyroid but that is in check.

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kerryd.away    8

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I started losing hair around the 4 month mark. I had really thin hair too. Here is what I did to combat. I’m not sure if any or all of these things helped, or if it was just a matter of time (stopped around 7 month mark and now I have SO many baby hairs). 1. Get your Water and Protein in. Supplements: vitals collagen peptides. Fermented cod liver oil, and Biotin. To combat the thinning I used tea tree sham/cons by Paul Mitchell and cut my hair into a cute angled bob. I get so many compliments on how healthy my hair looks, so something worked! Good luck. And just know it stops eventually - a small side effect in the scheme of things.


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I don't have much advice, other than that I've heard taking Biotin may help. I don't know--I've been taking it since the surgery, but my hair has thinned drastically anyway. I've been told it will grow back, so I'm just trying to hang tough and wait for that--but I'm not thrilled to look in the mirror. I cut my hair, hoping that the shorter length might help, but it doesn't make much of a difference. I'm wondering if anyone has gotten a permanent at this stage and whether that helped at all?


I don’t have experience in this but honestly I wouldn’t think a permanent on hair that is struggling to stay healthy is a good idea at all.


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Tyson4834    59

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You could ask your physician to request lab work to be done and do a full panel. You may be deficient in some key Vitamins.

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GreenTealael    24,864

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Not a popular choice but minoxidil ( found in rogaine ) will stop it for a while... I asked my dermatologist . Other promising treatments is L-Lysine (essential amino acid) ...

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GotProlactinoma    458

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My hair thinned about 75%. It was very thick hair so at first it got better, less frizzy, etc. now it is scary. The whole thing fits in a tiny tiny rubber band made for toddlers.

I have been taking tons of oral Vitamins, b complex, Biotin, since right after surgery. Hasn’t helped. So I am now going for weekly IV infusions* as long as I can, maybe for this month. Maybe it will help the stopping. I know it will stop, eventually, but it can’t get much worse or I will need a hat. My hair was always such a great thing about me.

I am 6 almost 7 months out. I need the falling out to stop ASAP!

*meyers cocktail, other stuff for skin hair and nails, and glutathione. I can’t tell you yet if it is helping.

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