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Yeah...I've finally gotten my hair to grow past my shoulders by loc-ing for the last 2 1/2 years and now I'm hearing about Hair loss. I'm 25 and my hair, while "kinky" or "nappy" or w/e you wanna call it (it's a really tight curl), is pretty thin, and I was wondering if anyone was loc'd and had any news for me (good or bad).

I'm trying not to freak out, but my hair is one of the few things about my appearance that I like, lol:hurt:

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I have sl's and they are growing very well. Hopefully we dont experience the issue of Hair loss

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I didn't know Hair loss was a side effect of being a bandster until I read about it here. I have recently begun loosing hair, the drain in the shower is covered and I am finding them all over the house. I have also read it stops on it's own so I am trying not to worry too much about it. Luckily I have think hair.

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I'm 4 weeks out and have kinky twists...no Hair loss yet. I have my fingers crossed

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I have always had very fine, thin hair. I cant afford to lose any hair so I made sure that I never missed my Protein goal. I get at least 60g a day, everyday and I have not had any Hair loss. It may just be coincidence but I am not taking any chances.

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My hair is thinning, but not falling out in masses that it is even noticeable. I actually think my in is genetics, as all the women in my family hair begins to thin around 40 and gradually worsens as you get older. Just in case, I get well over 60grams of Protein, take Biotin and getting protein treatments from hairstylist.

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Most likely your hair will start thinning/falling out around 4/5 months post op...What I did was eat Protein, take Biotin, and wash my hair with NIOXIN! slowly my hair started to grow back. My hair is nice and thick now..I've been treating it for about 3 months now, so just be patient, it will grow back as long as you take care of the problem :thumbup:

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