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I am now 6 months post op. Have been on Biotin for 3 close to 4 months now. If you can see in the picture it did help. My Hair loss decreased but guess what?..im getting alot of unwanted facial hair. NOT happy with my new 5 o' clock shadow coming out Im a LADY! I am thinking of stoping Biotin. Any one else taking anything different to help out the hair loss?PhotoGrid_1550073444471.jpeg

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I haven't had surgery yet but from what I have read people may lose hair around 3 months post op. and they say at 6 months you will notice your hair wont fall out as much and will start to grow back in. I would guess maybe you can cut down the Biotin and eventually stop.

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I haven't had surgery yet but from what I have read people may lose hair around 3 months post op. and they say at 6 months you will notice your hair wont fall out as much and will start to grow back in. I would guess maybe you can cut down the Biotin and eventually stop.
Yes, im going to do that. My surgeon also said I am around the time that it should be decreasing anyway.

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yes - I've heard Biotin can stimulate facial Hair growth. Unfortunately, I've also heard it's not as effective for the hair on your head! I don't think anything really helps. If you're going to lose hair, you will, if not, you won't. I lost very little hair. I started noticing extra strands in my comb when I was about 5-6 months out. This went on for maybe 3 or 4 months. If it weren't for the strands in the comb, I never would have noticed. And neither did anyone else. Even if you lose some hair, it's temporary - and for most people, you're the only one who notices. In the end, it's a small price to pay.

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yes - I've heard Biotin can stimulate facial Hair growth. Unfortunately, I've also heard it's not as effective for the hair on your head! I don't think anything really helps. If you're going to lose hair, you will, if not, you won't. I lost very little hair. I started noticing extra strands in my comb when I was about 5-6 months out. This went on for maybe 3 or 4 months. If it weren't for the strands in the comb, I never would have noticed. And neither did anyone else. Even if you lose some hair, it's temporary - and for most people, you're the only one who notices. In the end, it's a small price to pay.
You are so right! TY![emoji4]

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I am now 6 months post op. Have been on Biotin for 3 close to 4 months now. If you can see in the picture it did help. My Hair loss decreased but guess what?..im getting alot of unwanted facial hair. [emoji31] NOT happy with my new 5 o' clock shadow coming out[emoji15] [emoji26]Im a LADY![emoji16] [emoji13] I am thinking of stoping Biotin. Any one else taking anything different to help out the Hair loss? PhotoGrid_1550073444471.thumb.jpeg.ef8a05cb2a2c5c423889ac290ed4a195.jpeg
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I don't think it would be the biotin causing that. Much more likely to be hormonal.

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I don't think it would be the Biotin causing that. Much more likely to be hormonal.

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Yes you are right. Have had issues with hormones and I am aware but it got worse/more noticeable now.

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