Is anyone else having issues with hair regrowth 14 month post op gastric bypass?

jackiepicard
on 10/19/17 1:39 pm - Middletown, CT
RNY on 08/02/16 with

I begin losing my hair in handfuls 4 month post op and stopped about 4 months later, now all around my hair line it looks like I have extremely short bangs. Not sure if my bangs broke off from flat iron or Could this be regrowth?

jackiepicard
on 10/19/17 1:42 pm - Middletown, CT
RNY on 08/02/16 with

Not that I am complaining, it just look odd...what is weird that its all around my hairline but long in other places. My hair is extremely dry now, and I have bought a lot of very expensive products trying to combat it.

Writergurl08
on 10/19/17 1:51 pm
RNY on 02/15/18

If your hair has been dry, it could be breakage. A hair stylist may be able to determine if it's breakage or regrowth.

HW: 340 SW: 329 Goal: 170

CW: 243

Surgeon: Dr. Kalyana Nandipati (Omaha, NE)

jackiepicard
on 10/19/17 1:56 pm - Middletown, CT
RNY on 08/02/16 with

I went to my hair stylist yesterday and she said she really couldn't tell. I am wondering if it's because she may have over processed my hair (causing breakage) 2 months ago when I had my hair highlighted being she left the dye on what seemed to be a lot longer than usual and it was a lot lighter blonde the last time she colored it. That's why I figured that I would ask if anyone is having this issue...

Writergurl08
on 10/19/17 2:06 pm
RNY on 02/15/18

Ahh. Well that I can't help with, I'm still pre-op ;)

HW: 340 SW: 329 Goal: 170

CW: 243

Surgeon: Dr. Kalyana Nandipati (Omaha, NE)

Valerie G.
on 10/20/17 9:42 am - Northwest Mountains, GA

Eureka! I'll bet you that's what happened. I was thinking it's a little too long of a time span to blame on telogen effluvium. If it's not the chemical incident, I'd next be looking at nutritional levels to make sure you're not losing hair due to malnutrition.

Valerie
DS 2005

There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes

Gwen M.
on 10/19/17 2:16 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

It sounds like regrowth to me.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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LettingLayneyLoose
on 10/19/17 7:48 pm

It sounds like regrowth to me. My hair started falling out about 4 months ago and I now have a 0.5-1" fringe/halo. The same thing happened after each of my pregnancies too.

HW: 299 CW: 165 GW: 150

Started Optifast on April 21, 2017 at 248lbs through the Ontario Bariatric Network medical program.

Kathy1212
on 10/20/17 11:25 am

It sounds like regrowth to me. My hair started falling out at around the same time of yours, and instantly started regrowing, even though other hairs kept falling out for a few more months. So the regrowth is at different stages; the older regrowth is longer and the new regrowth is shorter. I even have weird side burns now, lol, due to the regrowth.

Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto

1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017

Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017

  Kathy  

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