Is hair loss common?
Yes. Any time you go through rapid weight loss, you can experience hair loss. This is a temporary problem. It is usually during the third through the eleventh months (3-11) after the operation, the period of rapid weight loss. The hair typically comes back fuller and richer than before. Some advocate increasing protein, taking zinc, or biotin.
Yes. Hair is a product of protein breakdown. Any time you go through rapid weight loss, you can experience hair loss. Interestingly, some patients don’t experience this at all. This is a temporary problem. It is usually during the third through the eleventh months after the operation, the period of rapid weight loss. Then it returns to normal.
