Hair loss help... Devastated

[Susan66 128]

I keep telling myself that if my hair gets thin I can deal with it. Well, my hair has thinned quite a bit. I lose a hand full of hair every morning in the shower. Now I have been saying,

Ok, I can deal with this as long as I don't have bald Patches.

Honestly, I have been looking at wig websites, Raquel W. Has some real natural looking wigs.

It is, what it is, I just need to try to stay focused on the reason I had VSG on the first place.

[loveyourself 2]

I'm losing hair too

Just Biotin, Protein, and lots of hope.

Oh and dry shampoo! Dry Shampoo for sure. <3

[rking 484]

@@Susan66 i am telling myself the same thing. man, has it really thinned. it is not the end of the world and no one knows but me. it is ok for now. however, i have to wonder what if i keep losing at this rate for 2-3 more months? i guess i will deal with it if that happens. it started falling out at 2 months and i am now at 5 months.

i know it is all worth it, but i really like having hair hahaha.

[Nina_S 1]

I feel your pain. Hopefully your will come back soon. A lot of people's hair comes back after their weight loss stabilizes and their body readjusts.

How much Protein to you get in each day? A lot of people have had good luck with increasing their Protein and or taking Biotin.

I was one of the less fortunate ones who despite taking in about 100 grams of protein, high dose Biotin, Vitamins and having normal labs my Hair loss continued. Even when my weight loss stopped and I was in maintenance it still continued. It was also dry, brittle, and broke off.

What helped me the most was I started taking a powdered marine collagen (ordered from Amazon) and I mixed it in my Water each day. That stopped about half of the loss. I then added a cup of bamboo tea each day (it is high in silica) and that helped the texture. It is much softer and not as dry.

Hang in there, yours may spring back. It still looks like you have some beautiful hair- even in the after picture!!

Glitter Eyes,

Thanks for suggesting collagen - this makes sense. I ran out and bought Neocell Super Collagen (powder). Hopefully it will help with my skin as well.

N~

[thbrown223 214]

I would say not to do weave while your hair is shedding/falling out, the weight of the weave makes the hair lose worse. If you really, can't stand how your hair looks, purchase a high quality lace front or full lace human hair wig to wear.

Thank you. That just may be my only option.

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[Nina_S 1]

I would say not to do weave while your hair is shedding/falling out, the weight of the weave makes the hair lose worse. If you really, can't stand how your hair looks, purchase a high quality lace front or full lace human hair wig to wear.

Thank you. That just may be my only option.

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[RockOn 2]

I'm just Over 4 months out. I was so nervous about hair loss. Had no idea about it until I read in a blog somewhere that it happens.

I've never been a Protein eater. I preferred salty carbs. That being said at 4 months out my hair is actually thicker. I wasn't losing as much hair as I was before surgery.

I did notice a bit more coming out now, but with the Protein and Biotin my hair is still good.

We are supposed to lose about 70-100 strands of hair a day. So for those who use weaves. When you remove them those are the hairs you were going to lose anyway.

[rking 484]

my hair is still falling out a lot. it is really starting to thin and be noticeable. it just freakin sux. still worth the surgery though. i am using nioxin consistently and will see if that helps. i dont think it will. i think if you are going to lose it you are just going to lose it. i do get 100 g of Protein a day but i have for at least 3 months now.

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

It's very unsettling...

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

How much Biotin and Iron are you taking and is it at least 3 hours away from ingestion of any Calcium or dairy?

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

It's what's going on inside (vitamins and protein) more than outside (shampoo). Take care of you and get your labs checked[emoji6]