Drewdrewmama
Newbie
- Surgery
- Gastric sleeve
- Start Weight
- 213 lbs
- Goal Weight
- 150 lbs
- Currently
- 200 lbs
- Progress
- 21%
Hello! I had gastric sleeve surgery in December & everything has been great. My only concern is the amount of hair loss I’ve been experiencing.
I knew to expect it - I just didn’t expect this much (I feel like I’ve lost 25% of my hair so far). After every shower I had a huge ball of hair that fell out and I have to clean my hairbrush every few days. I went to my dermatologist 2 weeks ago and mentioned it to him. He gave me a 2% Ketoconazole shampoo with instructions to use it 3x a week. I used my shampoo for the 3rd time the other day and I think I only lost about 5 hairs in the shower!
My doc said the 1% is sold over the counter, but you may want to get a prescription for the higher potency.
I knew to expect it - I just didn’t expect this much (I feel like I’ve lost 25% of my hair so far). After every shower I had a huge ball of hair that fell out and I have to clean my hairbrush every few days. I went to my dermatologist 2 weeks ago and mentioned it to him. He gave me a 2% Ketoconazole shampoo with instructions to use it 3x a week. I used my shampoo for the 3rd time the other day and I think I only lost about 5 hairs in the shower!
My doc said the 1% is sold over the counter, but you may want to get a prescription for the higher potency.
