female only Hair :(

[need2bthin! 235]

I have not had surgery yet, but people are always coming up to me and asking how I get such long, thick, and shiny hair...I would look at them seriously and say I stick to a strict diet (bahhaha), then snicker as I am waddling away

[Belledebayou 62]

Don't get me wrong. I don't regret my surgery for one minute!! I wear wigs if I have too. hair is a small price to pay for my new healthier self!

[ImLooznit 171]

Seriously....ask yourself the question........ would you RATHER be FAT with the SKIN ROLLS all over your body?????? OOOOOORRRRRRRRRR would you rather have THINNER HAIR........ AND NO ROLLSSSSSSSS OF FFFFFAAAAATTTT???????? THE HAIR............ WILL GROW BACK........and you will notice it more than anyone else................ Drink your water; and take ur vitamins.......... do what your DR told you to do.............. take one day at a time, do what you were told BEFORE the surgery....... if you DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES, YOU WILL FAILLLL; and YOU WILL ONLY HAVE YOU TO BLAME!!!!!!!!! ROCK THAT SLEEVE, DRINK THAT Water, AND STAY AWAY FROM WHAT YOU WERE TOLD!!!!!!!.................... IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE IT WORK!!!!!

[Belledebayou 62]

Imloozit. Chill out. Don't ridicule her. It's a valid question and its scary when it happens. But you're right I would rather be bald than fat. I can buy wigs!!!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

The fun part is seeing it grow back. At 20 months post opt my hair has grown about 6 inches I can see it when my hairdresser straightens my hair and blo dries it.

[Nicky VSG 34]

Low Iron will also cause you to lose hair. I've had that happen. Have you had those levels checked?

[SheWins1 207]

This is the funniest post I have read in a LONG time!!! Tho I am sure it is not fun to the newbies....... This too shall pass.... yes' date=' you will lose hair, you were told that before the surgery..... yes you need to get in your Protein and vitamins........ yet you will still lose hair..... my hair is very thick. So I lost probably a third of it........but it is all coming back, and I get compliments ALL the time, how pretty my hair is........... fret not, WORRY MAKES YOUR HAIR FALL OUT WORSE!!!! .............. so stop worrying, and you will LOSE LESS! IT will come back![/quote']

[kelkel 2]

HELP!!!!!!!

Looking for a good Shampoo and conditioner for my frizzy,dry, lack luster hair. I'm 4 & 1/2 months out and it was falling out bad but it's starting to slow down. I can't find anything to help with the dull,frizzy hair.

[ImLooznit 171]

Imloozit. Chill out. Don't ridicule her. It's a valid question and its scary when it happens. But you're right I would rather be bald than fat. I can buy wigs!!!

I am NOT ridiculing her by no means...... I did NOT mean to sound like that! I was/AM the FRIZZ queen. I can wash my hair let it dry naturally and hubby is freaked/AMAZED , I am WORSE than Janis Joplin.............. X10,,, until I flat Iron my hair............then he is like WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seriously if you have FRIZZY hair like I DO TO THE MAX... get you a FLAT Iron and the FLAT IRON SPRAY. OR go to a hairdresser in your area................. YOU WILL LOVE YOUR hair after u will see what a FLAT IRON with the proper sprays can do................. I go from OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG to WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW in about 45 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!! I can send u the flat iron i use............... if you want........... it is AMAZING!!!!!

[ladyred312 17]

I'm a hair dresser and you lose 150-250 hair strands per day... That's normal and I freaked out as well... And if you start losing hair at 2-2.5 months out its due to all the Vitamins that had been stored before the surgery are completely out of ur system at that point... Just make sure you use a leave in conditioner and take biotin... Do not not not use Pantene pro v... That will coat the hair and dry it out from within... It may feel fine but it's basically suffocating ur hair and when ur hair is in a fragile state it will make it worse... And if you start thinning buy nioxin.... It's a Hair loss product line that if u use it then you won't continue to thin... It does wonders...

[ImLooznit 171]

thanks ladyred312, my hair is so thick, the loss really didn't bother me so..... yes, I did lose about a third...... but it has all grown back.......... I STOPPED using Pantene after reading your post!!! Thank you for your help helping others!!!!!

[trudyjo 22]

I know everyone says the hair will come back and I'm so glad to hear it, but I already have such thin hair... My hair is thin enough that you can see my scalp on the top of my head. Has anyone else on this site, who started with very thin hair, had the sleeve, and how did you deal with the Hair loss? I did 't lose any hair when I had my lapband surgery, but I know if my hair thinned anymore, it would be very, very noticeable and would be a challenge at work.

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Trudyjo, go online and search for hair fibers or keratin fibers. These are tiny fibers in a powder that u apply to thinning hair (attaches to individual strands to bulk them up) and it fills in the gaps. Won't come out in wind or rain, just when u Shampoo. Does work, hopefully will be just what u need to get u through :-)

[Brighteyes 237]

My hair stylist also recommended not washing your hair everyday. Normally when I wake up in the AM on day 2 my hair is super greasy so a dry Shampoo does wonders. I also do a vinegar rinse once a week, which is suppose to help balance your scalps ph and encourage regrowth.