Question:
What is the best thing to do to help prevent or lessen hair loss after surgery?

I haven't had surgery yet, but I hear that from about the 3rd-8th month you tend to lose hair. My hair isn't that thick to begin with. Are there any shampoos or vitamins that you recommend to help with the regrowth or to help prevent it?    — Susan H. (posted on April 30, 2002)

April 30, 2002
To help lessen the hair lose that you may encounter, most physicians recommend that you eat more protein and that you make sure that you are taking your vitamins.
   — Beth M.

April 30, 2002
I also am pre-op and have been asking about hair loss prevention. I was advised to take Zinc and Biotin. Also there is a shampoo and conditioner called Nioxin. Clarol has one called 5X or something like that. I was also told to take Nature Beauty Viamins for the Hair. I intend to try all. The shampoo and conditioner I will start as soon as I get to the store. I expect surgery in about one month so I am going to start preparing the hair NOW. Good luck.
   — Leah S.

April 30, 2002
Maybe we are all different, but I was consuming up to 100 grams of protein when my hair started falling out (still do). It continued no matter what I tried. I am nearing month 6 and it is slowing down to very little loss now. My hair was very thin and is very fine to begin with so I was really worried about this. And the rate that it started falling out, I worried that I would end up bald. I think I am at the end of the hair loss phase now (it started exactly at 3 months), and nobody could tell but me. So I quit stressing about it and experimented with some new styles. My hair is super-short now, shorter than my latest pic, and really highlighted. I love it and may plan on keeping it this short, I'm getting lots of compliments on it, so who knows. I'm just happy that it wasn't as bad as I had imagined it would be.
   — Cheri M.