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How common is Hair loss and how drastic is it???

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I had my surgery May 2011 and I started Biotin that month. I have not lost any hair and I take it everyday. My daughter is a beauty operator and she said to keep on taking it. So I would start it. Good Luck!

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i had my surgery 7/11/11 my hair started to come out in Oct. I lost almost all of it... I too started taking Biotin in August...so I guess it varies it is finally growing back

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Wow, you lost almost all your hair? ? I have really long very thick hair, it would be really noticeable if I lost it all!

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I started taking the Vitamins my doc asked me to take before surgery. he more or less gave me exactly the amounts of each Vitamin I should take.

I take a liquid by Nature's Life "Source of Life Gold liquid. it is expensive but, I & my hair are worth it!!!

my doc and his nurse said it is not normal to lose hair with the gastirc band surgery.

take your adult vitamins!

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My hair has thined at the bottom. I have always shedding hair. I too take Botine. It is worth it as I am down 96 lbs since Feb9/11.

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I have very thick hair and I felt I was losing a lot but I'm sure no one else could tell. My mother say's I don't know where you got all the hair it certainly was'nt from me! Anyway I started to take Biotin 5000 mg (tick tac size) and the Hair loss leveled off. I asked my doctors office if the weight loss was causing the loss and the nurse said "not at the speed you're losing". Gee Thanks.

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