I’m 6 days post op. I had the sleeve. I’ve hard stories about possible hair loss but more so in gastric bypass patients. Does anyone have any tips on how to help the situation or any special shampoo and conditioners that would help?

Some can be avoided by getting proper nutrition—vitamins and protein. Some is unavoidable due to telogen effluvium unfortunately.

If you are losing hair it means you aren't getting your protein (or like me you are getting old). Don't think of hairloss as the disease, but rather a symptom of your body telling you "more protein please."

If you are losing hair it means you aren't getting your Protein (or like me you are getting old). Don't think of hairloss as the disease, but rather a symptom of your body telling you "more protein please."

This is just not true. It can make things worse, but please read this for a detailed explanation of how ANY surgery can result in hair loss—

http://drnichter.com/hair-loss-after-surgery-explained/

5 minutes ago, jess9395 said:

This is just not true. It can make things worse, but please read this for a detailed explanation of how ANY surgery can result in hair loss—

http://drnichter.com/hair-loss-after-surgery-explained/

I don't really want to get into a debate with you on this, but telogen effluvium is incredibly rare in gastric sleeve patients because the "trauma" of the surgery is so minor. Additionally Mr. Humblebeast is a man and far less likely to have hair loss attributable to post surgical hormonal changes. In the not likely event that Mr. Humblebeast begins to lose hair it is likely going to be caused by vitamin/nutritional deficits and if so may not even be avoidable to some extent.

I don't really want to get into a debate with you on this, but telogen effluvium is incredibly rare in gastric sleeve patients because the "trauma" of the surgery is so minor. Additionally Mr. Humblebeast is a man and far less likely to have hair loss attributable to post surgical hormonal changes. In the not likely event that Mr. Humblebeast begins to lose hair it is likely going to be caused by vitamin/nutritional deficits and if so may not even be avoidable to some extent.

Undergoing general anesthesia and surgery is definitely a trauma. I lost the same amount of hair at the same month post op from my gastric sleeve, my plastic surgery, my gallbladder surgery and my wrist surgery.

Nutrition is another cause of hair loss. So always a good plan to keep it on point. But for some all the best nutrition in the world won’t stop it.

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telogen effluvium is incredibly rare in gastric sleeve patients because the "trauma" of the surgery is so minor.

I had a non-WLS surgery a couple years ago and a fair amount of my hair fell out. No protein or vitamin issues, just getting knocked out and sliced up, and I'd say the surgeries were on par for duration and trauma. When I went to a hairdresser I hadn't seen in a while, she asked if I'd had a baby in the last year because my hair was showing the thinning patterns that post-partum moms get a lot (I was noticing it too). I've also had a segment of hair grow back coarse, which is odd. Right now when I put my hair in a ponytail there's one hell of a wisp over my left ear that shows about two years of regrowth all at the same length. My dad had surgery a year before that and his hair thinned for a while as well.

So aside from all the medical professionals drawing the link, I'd anecdotally say surgery and hair loss have a connection.