hair loss

RevTeresa
on 1/25/16 4:42 am

I had surgery September 10 and have lost 99 pounds to date....BUT I am also loosing hair...A LOT. I am taking the multivitamin daily, I generally get between 60 and 65 grams of protein a day,  I recently started Vitamin D and Biotin and I now use Nioxin Shampoo and scalp treatments. Any suggestions? When I spoke with the Dr. she said it would take care of it's self but that was a month ago and it is still coming out.  Praise God I had thick hair to begin with or I would be in real trouble. Really appreciate your help and suggestions. Thank you

rocky513
on 1/25/16 6:21 am - WI

Google Telogen Effluvium. 

Hair has a programmed life cycle, whi*****ludes the growth phase, resting phase and shedding phase. An extremely stressful event, such as surgery, can affect the hair cycle and force more hair toward the shedding phase. Hair loss usually becomes evident three to six months after a physical trauma.  Just keep getting that protein in ( I would shoot for 80 gms) and your hair will start to grow back at around 9 months.  

Biotin and Nioxin will not help with the hair loss.  Save your money.  Biotin has been notorious for growing hair in places you don't want it....like your upper lip.  

 

HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)

VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010

RevTeresa
on 1/25/16 3:14 pm

Thank you

Maria27
on 1/25/16 6:29 am - Chicago, IL
RNY on 03/17/15

Try to increase your protein. The minimum wasn't doing it for me, so I now aim for 70 grams per day.

Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132

kdalpha
on 1/25/16 9:32 am - Wrightsville Beach, NC

Mine came out in clumps. Came back curly and I have straight hair. That was 8 yrs ago. Its still not as thick as it was, but your hair wont all fall out. Its cause of dietary changes. I always eat 70-120g of protein a day and that helped

RevTeresa
on 1/25/16 3:15 pm

Thank you

Deanna798
on 1/25/16 10:22 am
RNY on 08/04/15
Deanna798
on 1/25/16 10:23 am
RNY on 08/04/15

I'm a month ahead of you and my hair is still falling out.  I too had thick hair before, so it's not so bad, but I can really tell the difference.  I am keeping it shorter until it grows out.

I'm pretty sure that it happens to most of us.

Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20

RevTeresa
on 1/25/16 3:15 pm

Thank you

(deactivated member)
on 1/27/16 11:13 am

I have really fine hair so this scares me to death! I haven't had surgery yet, but I'm really worried I'm going to end up bald!

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