Hair Loss - WTF!!??

[warrior68 16]

I was sleeved on 3/1/11, and I have been doing awesome, I'm down over 115 lbs so far! I could not be happier! This weekend I noticed that I have some thinning spots in my hair, one spot on each side of my head, I guess near/ above my ears, needless to say I am not happy about this! I keep my hair short, I call it the #2 hairdo (a buzz cut with the #2 clipper every 4 to 6 weeks), needless to say these spots are very noticeable to me, so others must be seeing them too. Not a lot of people know I had the sleeve, so If others are noticing the thinning spots I can only Imagine what they are thinking, or saying behind my back. People that dont know about my surgery must be thinking, Hmm major weight loss, now he is losing his hair, does he have Cancer, or the hivs? Maybe I'm making to much of this, but it has me very concerned.

What causes Hair loss? Is it Vitamin deficiencies? Lack of Nutrition? I take my Vitamins, I have missed a few days, but for the most part I'm very good about my Vitamins. I have been getting at least 70 grams of Protein on most days, My morning Protein shake has 50 grams on Protein, so I cant see how I would be defiant there?

Is this I temporary thing? Do I need to call my Surgeon, or Just go to my Primary doc and have him run some blood test?

Holy crap, I'm tweaking here! Worse part is I do not work a job that wearing a hat is acceptable, so even if people haven't noticed yet, they will soon!

[Nancy Rivers 24]

Hair loss is a NORMAL occurrence after VSG surgery occurring around months 3 to 6. It is temporary and will eventually re-grow.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Look up Hair loss in the search here, many/most get some and perhaps a lot. I am on my 7th month, 4 of those with hair loss... its getting pretty thin. People say different things about why, but in the end Docs seem to throw their hands up and really don't know why. Protein? Surgery? Anesthesia? Vitamins? I think the body goes into a mode where it throws the hair follicles into hibernation while the body does its wild thing. You have lost a lot fast... no wonder! I hear it will grow back... I sure hope so!

[Supersweetums 1,164]

Totally Normal. In my support group meetings, they have told us approximately 85% of patients have Hair loss. I am almost 8 months out, and started having significant hair loss at 3 months. It has slowed down now, but I was pulling out a lot of hair in the shower. Even though I knew it could happen, it still freaked me out. Some things I was told that might help are extra Zinc and Biotin supplements. I haven't been faithful at taking them. Some people have had success taking them, others, nothing worked. Don't worry, it will stop and start to grow back. Once your weight loss slows a little is when the hair loss usually begins to slow. Be proud of your accomplishment, and remember (I think anyway), it is a small price to pay for a lifetime of health and happiness in your new skin!

[420gal 1]

I found this article online. Since it's from the Internet, you have to take it with a grain of salt. However, the reason they give for hair loss makes sense. I provided the link at the bottom as there are tips on how to minimize Hair loss in the article as well.

Hope this helps:

Why We Lose hair After Weight Loss Surgery

First of all, everyone loses hair every day as part of the natural cycle of Hair growth.

But after weight loss surgery, our bodies are forced to live on drastically lower amounts of calories. To compensate for the reduction, all the remaining nutrients are channeled to the organs that need them most. And our hair isn’t one of them.

So suddenly, our hair must do without the nutrients it needs to grow. And it also has to compensate for that loss. It sends more strands into “resting” phases and temporarily suspends production of new strands.

Not to mention the fact that hormones go haywire after surgery and while all that fat is being metabolized. That just doesn’t help matters.

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