Hair loss after surgery has to do with the hair cycle. Anything that causes significant body imbalance can disturb the hair cycle. The hair loss will occur three months after the disturbance, will last for three months and can take 12 months to regrow.
When experiencing this type of diffuse hair loss, you should check your blood tests to ensure there are no other health or nutritional problems or lows. Not everyone will experience hair loss after surgery. It is usually those with low nutritional levels they were not aware of and other contributing factors.
Telogen effluvium after surgery
Telogen effluvium after surgery is another term for post-surgery diffuse hair loss. This hair loss is diffuse over the scalp. The hair cycle has growing, resting, and falling phases, anagen, catagen and telogen. Telogen effluvium explains the growing anagen hair cycle phase being pushed prematurely into the telogen falling phase.
Telogen effluvium hair loss can be over 300 hair strands a day. This will reduce hair volume and expose other hair and scalp problems you were not aware of. You never go bald from telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium should stop after 3 months. If the hair loss continues for more than three months, there is another contributing factor and you should seek help with Absolique Trichologist.
Hair loss after anaesthesia
On top of the surgery, anaesthetic can cause hair loss. It seems to be the longer and stronger types of anaesthesia that can cause the hair loss, on top of the trauma from the surgery. Those who are sensitive to anaesthetic are more prone to the hair loss. Low nutritional and other health concerns also contribute here.
Hair loss and post-surgery medication
Many surgeries require some type of medication that follows the procedure. Starting and stopping medication can also disturb the hair cycle causing diffuse hair loss. This is why surgery can be the perfect storm for hair loss. You can prepare for surgery and prevent hair loss.
Pre surgery there may also be medication, antibiotics, pain killers etc, these can also lower nutritional levels and cause body imbalance. Use blood test checks and pH testing to prepare for surgery, anaesthetic and medication.
Hair loss after surgery – common surgeries
Some of the common surgeries that are known to cause post-surgery hair loss.
- Gastric sleeve hair loss – long term lower nutrition
- Hair loss after heart surgery
- Breast implants and hair loss
- Hair falling out after hysterectomy
- Hair loss after gall bladder removal
- Hair loss after hair transplant
Post surgery, the body healing and repairing, can also rob the nutrition tank. It really is the time to check your blood tests.
Hair thinning after surgery
Hair thinning after surgery can also occur. This happens when nutrition levels are low. The main things to look for sufficiency after surgery are:
- Iron and ferritin
- B12
- Minerals, zinc, magnesium, copper
- Vitamin D3
When the hair shaft changes texture, colour or has changed structure, you know there is hair thinning. This is a physical change to your genetic hair strand because of nutritional low and deficiency.
Important to note here, sufficiency is required for normal hair growth. Medical and blood test only look for deficiency levels.
Vitamins for hair loss after surgery
When experiencing hair loss many people are scared and become reactive. Finding the first online or pharmacy hair vitamin is what they usually do. Check bloods tests first, general hair vitamins don’t address specific lows. Vitamins and supplements need to be absorbed by the body. If the body pH is not in balance, supplements will be just expensive urine.
Natural remedies for hair loss after surgery
Once experiencing the hair loss, we cannot stop it. We can start working on the hair cycle and hair growth to ensure the hair grows back sooner, after four months not the usual 12 months.
Absolique Trichologist can help get all this back on track. There may be a combination of topical and nutritional products recommended based on your individual circumstances. See some of the before and after images in our blog representing increased hair growth at recessions and crown, along with general hair density improvement.
Prevent hair loss after surgery
To prevent hair loss after surgery you need to start three months before the surgery.
- Start scalp preparation and Absolique GRN
- Check blood test for nutritional sufficiency
- Check and balance body pH
These simple steps can prevent predictable hair loss, including post-surgery hair loss. Absolique Trichologist can help you with all these steps or you can have a go on your own with all products available in our online store.
Results are always best with 6-months health and hair cycle preparation. Just starting this hair and health journey three months before the surgery may not be enough. Results are always based on an otherwise healthy individual.
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