Question:
I am a black female and I am 5 days post-op, I have heard black women

say they have some hair loss, but what does that mean? Does it come out in clumps or does it just get real thin, or do you have bald spots all over? I would like to get some idea so I can try to prepare myself. If anyone can give me an idea of what i am in store for I would greatly appreciate it...If my hair does start to come out drastically, is there anything I can take to make it to stop coming out so much...Thanks a bunch!!!    — Ang B. (posted on April 4, 2001)

April 4, 2001
I am 5 months post-op 2 days ago I am losing some hair now. It is thinning and I tried to put it in a ponytail and noticed that it was shorter. Right now it is just thinning and breaking. It's not coming out in clumps or in spots. But like you I had to prepare my self too. Because that was all that I felt that I had was my hair. And if I hadn't prepared myself I would have had a fit about my hair. But I knew what to expect, but it's not that bad. I'm a beautician and I still do everything else to my hair to you just have to take more care of it now. I hope this helps.
   — Antoinette P.

April 4, 2001
IM ALSO A BLACK FEMALE AND 5 MONTHS POST-OP MY HAIR STARTING FALLING OUT @ 4 MONTHS IT HAS SINCE SLOWED DOWN NOW I KEEP IT CONDITIONED AND OILED. I HEAR THE SHAMPOO NIOXIN IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD MY GIRLFRIEND WHOIS ALSO A BLACK FEMALE USED IT AND THE BREAKAGE STOPPED AND IT THICKENED UP HER HAIR. GOOD LUCK
   — DIONE M.

April 4, 2001
I am not black.. but my hair started falling out during my 3rd month I am 5 months now I started taking a powder vitamen and it slowed dramatically you can find this powder vit that absorbs into your body in 10 min at the site below www.marketamerica.com I buy all the vits and have felt better I started taking these vits 1 month ago what a difference they have made in my energy level and hair loss still losing a few strands but nothing like the hand fulls i was losing before
   — Kathleen M.

April 4, 2001
I am a black female. I am 1 yr post op on the 12th of April My hair has thinned a lot. it didn't come out in clumps. I try to keep it conditioned.
   — Sharon T.

August 8, 2001
I am a black female. My surgery was in NOvember, 2000. Before surgery my hair was very thick and healthy. I had not cut it in approximately three years and it had grown to just past my shoulders. I wore a wrap style. I noticed hair loss 4 weeks after surgery. My hair would come out in big klumps after I washed it. I had heard that this would happen but It was very depressing. My hair started to thin out alot and continued for about 4 to 5 months. During this period of time I wore my hair very curly to hide the hair loss and thinning. My hair was too thin to wear a wrap. Over the last few months I have not experienced much hair loss, although my hair is not back to normal. I also noticed that the texture of my hair has changed and I don't need touch-ups as often as I did before surgery.
   — [Anonymous]