Does everyone experience hair loss after being banded? I am only 3 weeks out of surgery & not really seeing it, yet, but would like to know what to expect. I do try to get alot of protein every day to try to avoid it, but would like to know what may be coming.

I never had any trouble with hairloss. I tend to shed a little in the fall, and maybe I shed just a little extra (banded in July of last year, so the timing would have been right), but I didn't really notice if that was the case.

I was horribly afraid of this, because a few years ago I started losing my hair like mad, and went to the doc and she said it was stress. It's just finally really getting back to where it was, and I swear if I'd lost much more than I did last time I wouldn't have had any left!

I do the hair loss thing. I lost hair for a good little while after surgery. Just when I thought I wouldn't lose any, it started falling out. Then when my eating improved it stopped. I started losing more than normal again after my first fill. So for me I guess it's diet/food/calories/protien/whatever related. My fingernails are also peeling which I'm sure is related to the hair loss issues.

I don't notice the hairloss, I just get LOTS more coming loose in the shower and in my hairbrushes. I lose enough hair that I stick it to the shower wall and collect it there until the end of my shower, then throw the small wad of hair in the trash. All that can really clog a drain! It's gross but it did improve post-surgery so I'm sure it will improve again.

Good luck!

I'm pretty sure the hair loss is related to 2 things. Anesthesia (sp?) and lack of protein. I've seen hair loss before on a friend who rapidly lost weight and did not eat properly. Also, I think hair loss after surgery is due to the anesthesia.

Mine has thinned a little, but my expert hairdresser says it will come back when I start getting all my protein in. She also recommended Nioxin#1 shampoo for fine hair and Nioxin Scalp Therapy for fine hair has a conditioner. Then once a week do a protein treatment - Redkins C.A.T. followed by the Nioxin Scalp Therapy. I haven't personally tried this yet - but I will and let y'all know the results.

DIxie, Nioxin works well if you use it per instuctions. I suffered hairloss due to alot of medications for my Lupus but a friend bought me the entire Nioxin set and I used it for a month and noticed a difference, not a huge difference but I grew hair and I wasn't losing any more of it.