When did your hair loss start?

[Bobby46 327]

If you google it they really don't know why this happens to some and not others. From what I took on the subject surgery itself can disrupt the growth/shedding/maintaining phases our hair naturally goes through. The process goes haywire for some people. They aren't 100% sure if its the shock of the surgery, the anesthesia or the Protein issue. That's why some people can take 10,000 mgs of Biotin and drink all of their Protein shakes and still lose tons of hair while others who do the same don't lose a single strand...its unexplainable. Its a wait and see thing. I take ...and took starting 3 mths before surgery....10,000 mgs of Biotin, took B12 2x's a day and get 60-70 grams of Protein and use hair thickening shampoos with no sulfates... and 4 mths out I'm losing hair. Not going to lie... It sucks a lot! I just hope it slows down before I go bald. If not, I'm going wig shopping!!

[Bellarose100 74]

Does anyone know if we can get Biotin here in Australia?

[able2cope 193]

Does anyone know if we can get Biotin here in Australia?

I get my biotin 10,000mcg from Amazon here in the uk - you could try there if you have an austrailian equilivant?

[Forsythia 882]

I didn't lose any hair. And I have thin fine hair.

[laurenella82 625]

Has anyone used prenatal Vitamins for the Hair loss? My NUT told me that I can take them for my Multivitamin. I used them after I had my son when I started to lose locs (I had locs until march of this year when I combed them out). I know some people can't stomach them but they may be of some help.

[JerseyCityGal 231]

Has anyone used prenatal Vitamins for the hair loss? My NUT told me that I can take them for my Multivitamin. I used them after I had my son when I started to lose locs (I had locs until march of this year when I combed them out). I know some people can't stomach them but they may be of some help.

Yes, along with Biotin, etc. Didn't help me one bit.

[laurenella82 625]

Wow! I'm sorry

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I'm four months out today. So far, no unusual hair loss.

Knock on wood.

[Kindle 8,667]

1 year out....no hairloss. I did not take Biotin or use any special hair products. All I did was get in all my Protein, fluids and took regular Multivitamins, Calcium, Iron , B12 sublingual and Vitamin D. I think if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. Everybody handles surgical stress differently, both physically and mentally, and hairloss it's just one of the ways the body can react.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Kindle

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

I have a friend who is 8 months out and 90 pounds down from VSG. She never noticed any hair loss. She said her hairdresser just noticed a ton of new hair growth......new baby hairs. Funny. She never noticed her hair getting any thinner. It may be your perspective. Everyone loses hair, there is a pattern of Hair loss new Hair growth ,etc. As long as it isn't alopecia, I don't think it should be much of a big deal. It grows back.

Edited December 19, 2014 by wannaBthinsoon

[Forsythia 882]

Has anyone used prenatal Vitamins for the hair loss? My NUT told me that I can take them for my multivitamin. I used them after I had my son when I started to lose locs (I had locs until march of this year when I combed them out). I know some people can't stomach them but they may be of some help.

I take a prenatal. Only because it allows me to only have to take one pill instead of two pills.They have Biotin in them, but I honestly don't believe they prevented me from losing hair. I'm in the "it'll happen or it won't" camp. I'm pretty lax about taking my Vitamins and generally get in my 60 to 80 g of Protein, but didn't try to force the issue on a day where I only had in 55 or something.

[Chrisi 2]

I have only just had my surgery but have been using a product called activance for the 6 weeks prior to surgery and will continue to use it to hopefully counteract any Hair loss. Kerastace also has a similar product.

[kimpossible67 608]

4th month to 7th month. hair stopped falling out when I had 14 inches cut off...weird.

[kimpossible67 608]

Does anyone know if we can get Biotin here in Australia?

I have a friend in OZ. If she can't get something there she orders it, sends it to me in the states, than I send it to her.

[DrewM 2]

Does anyone know if we can get Biotin here in Australia?

Hi

Did you ever find out if you could get it in Australia? I'm looking.

Thanks

D