Hair loss question

[HealthyMe67 16]

Hello, I am 4.5 months after Sleeve surgery. I am very happy with the weight loss. I know hair thinning is common. I am seeing (for about 4 wks now), a substantial increase in my thinning. I am doing all I think I can. Noixin hair products, Rogaine, Biotin. My team says it is normal and will regrow. My question is....anyone experience this and did it regrow??

[vikingbeast 987]

If you are male, I urge you to stay away from Rogaine. It will screw up your hormone levels (testosterone). Not sure what its effect is on women.

Every I know who's had this happen says it grows back within a few months. What happens is the stress from the change in eating patterns and from the surgery has your existing hair reach senescence (end of life), and it grows back normal, but because there's enough reaching senescence at one time it looks like hair thinning.

I am very glad I keep my hair cut very close, it won't take as long when this happens to me for me to look "normal".

Edited September 15, 2021 by vikingbeast

[catwoman7 11,216]

a majority of us experience Hair loss and yes, it'll regrow

[ms.sss 15,674]

yep, its normal. i lost lots, and it all grew back (plus some, i think). I didn't do anything other than cut my hair super short.

[jenny8791 11]

I had surgery a couple weeks after you, and I noticed this week my Hair loss has really sped up. I know its normal, but my hair was thin to begin with. I've been stuggling a lot with it.

I dont want to try rogaine or nioxin because they are all dependent upon your continual use of them. However, I am making sure to really stay on top of my Vitamins. I also added a sublingual folic acid. I'm also using the Vital Proteins Collegen Peptide powder that you can get at costco. My wife puts it in her coffee every morning. I usually just add it to a Protein Shake.

It came at the recommendation of many friends, two of which also had the sleeve surgery. It helped them with the hair loss. One of them swears by taking the bariatric Multivitamin ONE day and then a prenatal the next day.

Dont forget to stay on top of your Protein. If you dont, it will make your hair loss worse.

[HealthyMe67 16]

Thanks to all. I am a 54yo female. Already with thinning hair.....Hoping this loss stops soon...:(

[qianmij 31]

My Hair loss was significant and noticeable. It start month 4 and ran through month 9. I hope it grows back, too. When I researched Nioxin, a salon owner says this works by creating split ends and gives illusion of thicker hair/hair growth. So I decided against it. I’m using castor oil and Vitamin E oil and hoping I see growth again.