Why is there hair loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Some hair loss is unavoidable, usually starting in the third month after surgery, but is only temporary and fully resolved by the sixth to ninth month post-op. With proper nutrition, it is rare for a patient to have thinner hair a year after surgery than the amount they had before surgery. Some patients have fuller and healthier hair because the body’s hormone balance has improved with weight loss. The medical term for hair loss is trichatrophia. It occurs partly in response to having had a major surgery and exposure to anesthesia, as well as the sudden calorie and protein deprivation experienced just after surgery. Hair follicles have a three month life cycle. The hair follicles that were born on the day of your surgery inside your scalp, working their way outwards over three months, were born unhealthy and will fall out, leaving an empty socket until the next hair follicle emerges in the same spot. Do not over eat protein calories thinking this will prevent hair loss. It will not wor
