Help, I am losing my hair
I'm 7 months out and have had pretty much no hair loss yet ::keeping fingers crossed::! I am always 80g (or more) of protein a day, never skip my daily multi-vitamin or biotin, and use Biotin shampoo from Organix. I don't know if any of those contributed or if I am just lucky but I figure none of that stuff would hurt and so far, so good.
VSG: 06/24/15 // Age: 35 // Height: 5'10" // Lost so far: 190 lbs
HW: 348 (before 2 week pre-op diet) // SW: 326 // CW: 158
TT/Lipo & BL/BA: 07/21/17 with Dr. Reish (NYC) BL/BA Revision: 01/11/18 with Dr. Reish (NYC)
Unconventional Sleever & Low-Carb Lifer
i lost a good amount of hair starting at the 4 month mark and through what felt like was 6 months. All of a sudden i see all of this new growth and i think i'm back to normal. i take biotin, but i swear its affected the hair on my body too. so idk how effective it is. i just figure let it run its course. good luck!
SW:218 Surgery Weight: 204 on 7/20 M1:178.5 (-25.5) M2:164.5 (-14) M3:151 (-13.5) M4:144 (-7) M5:138.8 (-5) CW:131.6 GW:130
on 2/9/16 2:05 pm
As others have stated, there's no way to stop it, and it's something many of us deal with.
A new haircut can be helpful; I wore my hair in a pixie cut until I was at least a year postop.
I'd also suggest looking into "hair fibers," which is a powder you sprinkle on your scalp. It's basically a makeup that sticks to the hair you DO have to hide any thin spots. I also used dark eyeshadow to fill in the spots where the thinning was very noticeable.
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