Hair Loss

Is there anything I can do about losing my hair? How long does it last?

You can take more vitamins: Bitoin, while it won't stop your hair falling out will help it grow back in healthier and thicker. A lady in our support group had some major hairloss after her plastic surgery, she started taking VitaLady's Tender iron and said it completely stopped... there are a few other vitamins you can take... There is also Biotin shampoo's, Ive heard lots mention Nioxin shampoo helps.... Keep your protein and water up But pretty much it just comes downto the fact that if your going to lose hair, your going to lose hair and there is not much you can do about it but weather the storm.... it will stop, and you won't go completely bald I had thin hair before surgery, and watch it come out.... I try not to stress too much, cause stress will just make it worse Darlene

I had forgotten--my clinic suggests that Zinc may help. I was using the lemon and honey flavored drops that are advertised to help avoid colds. I ran out about a month ago and haven't remembered to buy more. I haven't noticed a difference one way or the other since then.

Hi Rebecca I'm sorry to hear about your hair loss. It has got to be scary! I dont know if what I'm taking helps or if I just have good genetics but I haven't lost any hair and from what veterans tell me, I probably wont being that hair loss usually starts at 3 to 4 months out and usually stops around month 7. I hope I'm just a lucky one! I abuse my hair with coloring and highlighting and blowdrying and straighting every day. But in any case, I started taking hair, skin and nails vitamin a month before my surgery and I take one every single day. (They snell HORENDOUS and taste just as bad) but I take it with milk and it's fine. People say that shampoos dont work so not to spend money on them. Before surgery I was telling my hairdresser about the hair loss I thought I would be going through and she suggested I buy a clip on ponytail made from real hair that she could dye to match my color and I still have that plan in the case I wake up one day with missing hair. I'm just suggesting, but please dont fret, it will come back. Trish

Sorry to hear that you are experiencing hairloss. I, like some others have not as of yet lost any, and if I am it's not any amount that I'm noticing. I'm 4 months out now, and as another poster said, i guess its suppose to start at 3 or 4 months. So Im not ruling it out that I wont have it, I'm hoping that I dont, but what will be will be I guess. I knew the possibility going into this. I do take biotin and zinc daily. I took biotion from day one and a few weeks ago started taking the zinc. I also have been doing protein drinks from the beginning. That I have heard has a lot to do with it also. Some will say that the hairloss is due to the anesthesia from surgery. I have been told by others that is not true, its due to the malnutrition. It kind of makes sense. Why would it take 3 to 4 months for your hair to fall out from something you had in your body 3 to 4 months ago. The malnutrition one may be experiencing after wls makes more sense. Do you do protein supplements? If not, give them a try! Even if you are able to eat what you think a sufficient amount of protein in food, you truly arent, our bodies just cant absorb it all, so supplementing will help! Can't bring back what you've lost so far, but may be able to start working on stopping it sooner than it would if you dont 1) increase protein 2) take some biotin and zinc. It surely wont hurt any!! Good luck!

I know how yea feel and no there is nothing you can do...some people say oh take this or that...but in reality by the time they start to see it helping...is the time the hairloss has stopped and their own har is coming back. For some of us it is just part of wls. Once your hormones balance out it will stop. I did the same thing when I had all my kids. best thing to do is get a cute hair cut. Mimi

Mine JUST started falling out. Not too much... about the same as when I had my kids also. I have really thick hair, so I am hoping that I am the only one that notices it. A small price to pay, especially since I know it will grow back! Patti

I'm losing my hair right now too. It comes out in huge chunkfuls everytime I bru**** I'm taking Bioten, and I'm going to start using Nioxen shampoo. I just hope it grows back thicker than it left! I had such thick hair and now it's reallly thin. I'm considering cutting it, it's to my waist. Good luck! SLM