Female Hair Loss After Lap Band Surgery
Great blog, Dr. Rassman! Quick question. My Cousin had the Lap-Band surgery in August 2011. Since then she has lost almost 60 lbs. She has also lost almost all of the hair in the front half of her scalp. Does this hair have a chance to return if she supplements with a vitamin or has her Lap-Band loosened so that she can eat more? She never had hair loss before the surgery. Thanks!
Women who lose hair from rapid weight loss may have accelerated a genetic pattern for hair loss that is present. These women may never return to their preoperative hair thickness, but some of it may reverse. If there is no genetic pattern present, then the hair loss may reverse upon balancing her diet.
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