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I'm 9 days away from surgery. I have been on the supplements already for about a month, the chewable ones. However, I am reading a lot about hair-loss which I am prone to anyway. I just purchased chewable Biotin at GNC, anyone try these? What has your experience been?

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I started Biotin from GNC a few months before surgery. I got the 5000 mcg tablets, not the chewables. I'm honestly not sure if it made a difference or not as I still lost a lot of hair. The worst of it was between the 3-6 month mark. I'm 7 months post op now and the Hair loss is still happening, but it is slowing down thank goodness. I often wonder if it would have been worse had I not been taking the Biotin? But I'll never know. I've been using a local pharmacy brand Shampoo that has biotin and collagen in it, so maybe that is helping as well. Even with as much hair as I lost (and it was coming out in gobs!) I never dealt with any bald Patches. There was some thinning around my temples but it was only noticeable if I pulled my hair back into a ponytail for work. New baby hairs are finally starting to grow in their place, making my ponytails look wild now. Did the hair loss suck? For sure. Enough for me to regret the surgery? Hell no.

9 days away, so exciting! Good luck to you!

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Before surgery, hair loss and excess skin were huge concerns for me.

I had waist length hair, thick with lots of body. I was vain about it. After surgery, at about 2 months, mine began shedding. I cut off about 17 inches to a shoulder length layered bob. I continued to lose hair for several months.

I'm almost 9 months out and have lots of baby hair coming in. To be honest, it doesn't matter. I thought it would, but it really doesn't bother me at all. I don't think Vitamins stop the loss, but they are good to take anyway.

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