Hair loss.....

So since hair loss happens to a lot of peps who have WLS..how are you dealing with it?
Headbands, cutting it short, hats/scarffs, extensions, wigs....?!?!?

Well I first of all have really fine hair... and its falling out and so in April I cut is short... kinda helped but not really....I just ordered hair extensions and a wiglet for the crown of my head... I am also thing of getting some hair pieces from Jessica simpson hair line Hairdo... the headband one looks like it would hide alot.......

I'm paranoid about it because I had a visit on thursday with a Dr. I have never met before and he even commented that I am losing my hair... how devistating!!

So I am excited to get my clip in hair extentions and my hair fringe in the mail. Then its off the stylist to make sure everything matches color wise.

I some days wish I had a job where I could just where a hat....having an office job where you have to look nice all the time, some days takes a toll on me.

Any Hair secrets?

I see we both had surgery about the same week.

My hair has been LEAPING out of my head ( I swear) the past three weeks.  I too have very fine hair and cant afford to lose much more.  I'm glad that it's 'all over' and not in one area.

My hair is super short, with a long piece at front, I have an amazing stylist and we just cut it a bit shorter and I punk it up and go a little spikey. Very rocker girl.  So it's visually distracting and messy and it works.

My scalp actually HURT from how much hair was popping outta my head, so I won't do extensions or anything that puts 'strain' on my hair follicles because I'm afraid it will PULL more out.   And quite frankly, my hair isn't long enough to clip anything to either!

Let us know how your fabby clip ins work!  this would be great info for many of the ladies here!

My hairstylist noticed my hair loss too.  So I hope it slows down.

Take your multivitamin!  The materna has biotin in it which is supposed to be good for 'hair texture' ....keep up with your protein....and my stylist said that dying your hair will add extra 'floof' to the hair shaft and make your hair a little thicker and fuller. 

Dreena

I use Nixion products and I make sure to take my biotin.
At around the 3.5 month mark it was really bad but now I'm pass the 8 months mark and it's not as bad as it was. I had/have PCOS so I've alway lost some hair but I've noticed an increase in growth and volume here lately so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. Maybe I'm pass this stage now.
I have some funky color hair clip extension and I like them but I wouldn't get actual extension cause of the hair damage and breakage it can cause. Our hair is pretty delicate when it's in the falling out stage and the added weight of the extension can cause it to fall out even more.

Kee.

I cried today as I was doingmy hair... I hate it!! Thinking a wig is next on my list......Still waiting for my clip ins and my hair fringe...thinking about a few products from jessica simpson hairdo collection....I've talked to other WLS patients who said that the clip ins do the least damage, so I am excited to give it a try... I am and alway have been one of those people who dye, back comb and do alot of styling anyways so if the extnesions don't work I may just  hide it under a wig..why not... its just an accessory right?!?!? Oh well the joys of this journey...lol 

Just thinking of you and wondering if you got your clipins yet :)
I hope they are fabulous!

My dietician just gave me a fabulous tip to increase protein.  If you are okay with dairy, buy some powdered milk.  Add a scoop to your yogurt, or cream soups, or coffee, or cereal and it will amp things up by 7-9 grams! (plus it's lowfat/ low sugars and without junk that other powder mixes have!)

hugs,

D

Ive been lucky as my hair has not started to fall out in clumps but oddly it has started to grow faster. Ive always had long hair but It has grown at least 7 inches since my surgery in feb 2011. I do notice it is thinner than normal. I was told to increase protien.