Bone Rejection and Hair Loss

December 10, 2004

I had my operation on June 18th, and it went very well. My mouth was

bound for 5 weeks afterward, but it was worth it.

It's now mid December, 6 months afterward, and I have two issues: 1)

A piece of bone is being rejected by my body and is breaking in

through my cheek and gums -- this is not that serious, it seems,

there's no pain or inflammation, and the doctor said that the

bone

would eject itself in time....

2) I'm having a lot of hair loss... and according to the site's

archives, this doesn't occur often. I'm 20, and I have no family

members who are bald. What worries me isn't the receding hair line --

I can live with that.... it's that when I shake my hair out over

the sink, hair falls out at 7 at a time... I stop out of fear that

it won't stop. When I run my hands through my hair, and *gently*

pull, I can often find 4-5 hairs between my fingers. When I wash

with shampoo, it's just bad.

I've read that after serious operations, hair loss can occur 3-4

months afterward due to physiological shock. That's groovy - it

makes sense. But, with me, it's been 6 months -- I'm way over

due,

with no sign of stopping. I asked the surgeon, and his response

was " I've never heard of a patient who had permanent hair loss

because of an operation. " Thanks Doc.

The rate at which my hair is falling out is unnerving. I don't even

think that people who even have balding genes loose hair this

quickly. At this point, I feel that the bone that's being rejected

is the cause of my hair loss. Whatever physiological response,

chemical or otherwise, may also impact how my hair is held by the

scalp.

This theory is entirely unsupported, though. I can't find any

evidence that bone-rejection would promote hair loss. Does anyone

have any experience with this, or any insight? Let me know!

-Hair Brained

December 10, 2004

I had my operation on June 18th, and it went very well. My mouth was

bound for 5 weeks afterward, but it was worth it.

It's now mid December, 6 months afterward, and I have two issues: 1)

A piece of bone is being rejected by my body and is breaking in

through my cheek and gums -- this is not that serious, it seems,

there's no pain or inflammation, and the doctor said that the

bone

would eject itself in time....

2) I'm having a lot of hair loss... and according to the site's

archives, this doesn't occur often. I'm 20, and I have no family

members who are bald. What worries me isn't the receding hair line --

I can live with that.... it's that when I shake my hair out over

the sink, hair falls out at 7 at a time... I stop out of fear that

it won't stop. When I run my hands through my hair, and *gently*

pull, I can often find 4-5 hairs between my fingers. When I wash

with shampoo, it's just bad.

I've read that after serious operations, hair loss can occur 3-4

months afterward due to physiological shock. That's groovy - it

makes sense. But, with me, it's been 6 months -- I'm way over

due,

with no sign of stopping. I asked the surgeon, and his response

was " I've never heard of a patient who had permanent hair loss

because of an operation. " Thanks Doc.

The rate at which my hair is falling out is unnerving. I don't even

think that people who even have balding genes loose hair this

quickly. At this point, I feel that the bone that's being rejected

is the cause of my hair loss. Whatever physiological response,

chemical or otherwise, may also impact how my hair is held by the

scalp.

This theory is entirely unsupported, though. I can't find any

evidence that bone-rejection would promote hair loss. Does anyone

have any experience with this, or any insight? Let me know!

-Hair Brained

December 10, 2004

Some hair statistics, found on the internet ...7 hairs falling out at

once is not a lot according to these statistics. We lose on average

30,000 hairs a year.

Science and hair

* 0.3 mm per day - the average growth rate of a single hair. Hair

grows 1.5 cm per month

* 1.3 km - the amount of hair produced every month, or 16 km every

year

* 4 mm beneath the skin - the depth at which the hair root (or hair

follicle) is implanted

* 20 km - the amount of hair material produced by all of the

follicles each year

* 45 microns - the diameter of a fine hair

* 30% - how much a hair in good condition can stretch when pulled

(dry), without breaking

* 50% - how much a damp hair can stretch, without breaking

* 50 to 100 - the number of hairs that fall out on average per day

* 100 grams - the average weight that can be supported by a single

hair before breaking

* 200 - the average number of hairs found on 1 cm of scalp

* 600 cm2 - the average surface area of a person's scalp

* 120,000 - the number of hairs on an average head of hair

>

> I had my operation on June 18th, and it went very well. My mouth

was

> bound for 5 weeks afterward, but it was worth it.

>

> It's now mid December, 6 months afterward, and I have two issues:

1)

> A piece of bone is being rejected by my body and is breaking in

> through my cheek and gums -- this is not that serious, it seems,

> there's no pain or inflammation, and the doctor said that the

> bone

> would eject itself in time....

>

> 2) I'm having a lot of hair loss... and according to the site's

> archives, this doesn't occur often. I'm 20, and I have no family

> members who are bald. What worries me isn't the receding hair line -

-

> I can live with that.... it's that when I shake my hair out over

> the sink, hair falls out at 7 at a time... I stop out of fear that

> it won't stop. When I run my hands through my hair, and *gently*

> pull, I can often find 4-5 hairs between my fingers. When I wash

> with shampoo, it's just bad.

>

> I've read that after serious operations, hair loss can occur 3-4

> months afterward due to physiological shock. That's groovy - it

> makes sense. But, with me, it's been 6 months -- I'm way over

> due,

> with no sign of stopping. I asked the surgeon, and his response

> was " I've never heard of a patient who had permanent hair loss

> because of an operation. " Thanks Doc.

>

> The rate at which my hair is falling out is unnerving. I don't even

> think that people who even have balding genes loose hair this

> quickly. At this point, I feel that the bone that's being rejected

> is the cause of my hair loss. Whatever physiological response,

> chemical or otherwise, may also impact how my hair is held by the

> scalp.

>

> This theory is entirely unsupported, though. I can't find any

> evidence that bone-rejection would promote hair loss. Does anyone

> have any experience with this, or any insight? Let me know!

>

> -Hair Brained

December 10, 2004

Some hair statistics, found on the internet ...7 hairs falling out at

once is not a lot according to these statistics. We lose on average

30,000 hairs a year.

Science and hair

* 0.3 mm per day - the average growth rate of a single hair. Hair

grows 1.5 cm per month

* 1.3 km - the amount of hair produced every month, or 16 km every

year

* 4 mm beneath the skin - the depth at which the hair root (or hair

follicle) is implanted

* 20 km - the amount of hair material produced by all of the

follicles each year

* 45 microns - the diameter of a fine hair

* 30% - how much a hair in good condition can stretch when pulled

(dry), without breaking

* 50% - how much a damp hair can stretch, without breaking

* 50 to 100 - the number of hairs that fall out on average per day

* 100 grams - the average weight that can be supported by a single

hair before breaking

* 200 - the average number of hairs found on 1 cm of scalp

* 600 cm2 - the average surface area of a person's scalp

* 120,000 - the number of hairs on an average head of hair

>

> I had my operation on June 18th, and it went very well. My mouth

was

> bound for 5 weeks afterward, but it was worth it.

>

> It's now mid December, 6 months afterward, and I have two issues:

1)

> A piece of bone is being rejected by my body and is breaking in

> through my cheek and gums -- this is not that serious, it seems,

> there's no pain or inflammation, and the doctor said that the

> bone

> would eject itself in time....

>

> 2) I'm having a lot of hair loss... and according to the site's

> archives, this doesn't occur often. I'm 20, and I have no family

> members who are bald. What worries me isn't the receding hair line -

-

> I can live with that.... it's that when I shake my hair out over

> the sink, hair falls out at 7 at a time... I stop out of fear that

> it won't stop. When I run my hands through my hair, and *gently*

> pull, I can often find 4-5 hairs between my fingers. When I wash

> with shampoo, it's just bad.

>

> I've read that after serious operations, hair loss can occur 3-4

> months afterward due to physiological shock. That's groovy - it

> makes sense. But, with me, it's been 6 months -- I'm way over

> due,

> with no sign of stopping. I asked the surgeon, and his response

> was " I've never heard of a patient who had permanent hair loss

> because of an operation. " Thanks Doc.

>

> The rate at which my hair is falling out is unnerving. I don't even

> think that people who even have balding genes loose hair this

> quickly. At this point, I feel that the bone that's being rejected

> is the cause of my hair loss. Whatever physiological response,

> chemical or otherwise, may also impact how my hair is held by the

> scalp.

>

> This theory is entirely unsupported, though. I can't find any

> evidence that bone-rejection would promote hair loss. Does anyone

> have any experience with this, or any insight? Let me know!

>

> -Hair Brained

December 10, 2004

Right, 7 hairs falling out isn't a lot. If it was just seven hairs I

wouldn't think twice.

From what I've found, we loose about 100 hairs per day. The math

adds up, your stat's say about 30,000 per year. 100*365= 36,500.

Just about, for the most part, perfect.

But when I say that I loose 7 hairs at a time, I mean 7 hairs, often

up to 10-12, every time I scratch my head. In other words, if I went

to the sink once a day and lost 7 hairs, that's nothing. But every

time I run my hands through my hair, or go to the bathroom, or

neverously check my scalp, at LEAST 7 hairs fall out. Over the

stretch of a day, that adds up. Not to mention the hair that is

natrually lost without my knowlege.

The hair that I loose, reasonably speaking, must be over 100 per

day. The way I imagine myself, I feel like an old feather duster in

the hands of a 2 year old... I'm sheading everywhere.

> >

> > I had my operation on June 18th, and it went very well. My mouth

> was

> > bound for 5 weeks afterward, but it was worth it.

> >

> > It's now mid December, 6 months afterward, and I have two

issues:

> 1)

> > A piece of bone is being rejected by my body and is breaking in

> > through my cheek and gums -- this is not that serious, it seems,

> > there's no pain or inflammation, and the doctor said that the

> > bone

> > would eject itself in time....

> >

> > 2) I'm having a lot of hair loss... and according to the site's

> > archives, this doesn't occur often. I'm 20, and I have no family

> > members who are bald. What worries me isn't the receding hair

line -

> -

> > I can live with that.... it's that when I shake my hair out

over

> > the sink, hair falls out at 7 at a time... I stop out of fear

that

> > it won't stop. When I run my hands through my hair, and *gently*

> > pull, I can often find 4-5 hairs between my fingers. When I wash

> > with shampoo, it's just bad.

> >

> > I've read that after serious operations, hair loss can occur 3-4

> > months afterward due to physiological shock. That's groovy - it

> > makes sense. But, with me, it's been 6 months -- I'm way over

> > due,

> > with no sign of stopping. I asked the surgeon, and his response

> > was " I've never heard of a patient who had permanent hair loss

> > because of an operation. " Thanks Doc.

> >

> > The rate at which my hair is falling out is unnerving. I don't

even

> > think that people who even have balding genes loose hair this

> > quickly. At this point, I feel that the bone that's being

rejected

> > is the cause of my hair loss. Whatever physiological response,

> > chemical or otherwise, may also impact how my hair is held by

the

> > scalp.

> >

> > This theory is entirely unsupported, though. I can't find any

> > evidence that bone-rejection would promote hair loss. Does

anyone

> > have any experience with this, or any insight? Let me know!

> >

> > -Hair Brained

December 10, 2004

Right, 7 hairs falling out isn't a lot. If it was just seven hairs I

wouldn't think twice.

From what I've found, we loose about 100 hairs per day. The math

adds up, your stat's say about 30,000 per year. 100*365= 36,500.

Just about, for the most part, perfect.

But when I say that I loose 7 hairs at a time, I mean 7 hairs, often

up to 10-12, every time I scratch my head. In other words, if I went

to the sink once a day and lost 7 hairs, that's nothing. But every

time I run my hands through my hair, or go to the bathroom, or

neverously check my scalp, at LEAST 7 hairs fall out. Over the

stretch of a day, that adds up. Not to mention the hair that is

natrually lost without my knowlege.

The hair that I loose, reasonably speaking, must be over 100 per

day. The way I imagine myself, I feel like an old feather duster in

the hands of a 2 year old... I'm sheading everywhere.

> >

> > I had my operation on June 18th, and it went very well. My mouth

> was

> > bound for 5 weeks afterward, but it was worth it.

> >

> > It's now mid December, 6 months afterward, and I have two

issues:

> 1)

> > A piece of bone is being rejected by my body and is breaking in

> > through my cheek and gums -- this is not that serious, it seems,

> > there's no pain or inflammation, and the doctor said that the

> > bone

> > would eject itself in time....

> >

> > 2) I'm having a lot of hair loss... and according to the site's

> > archives, this doesn't occur often. I'm 20, and I have no family

> > members who are bald. What worries me isn't the receding hair

line -

> -

> > I can live with that.... it's that when I shake my hair out

over

> > the sink, hair falls out at 7 at a time... I stop out of fear

that

> > it won't stop. When I run my hands through my hair, and *gently*

> > pull, I can often find 4-5 hairs between my fingers. When I wash

> > with shampoo, it's just bad.

> >

> > I've read that after serious operations, hair loss can occur 3-4

> > months afterward due to physiological shock. That's groovy - it

> > makes sense. But, with me, it's been 6 months -- I'm way over

> > due,

> > with no sign of stopping. I asked the surgeon, and his response

> > was " I've never heard of a patient who had permanent hair loss

> > because of an operation. " Thanks Doc.

> >

> > The rate at which my hair is falling out is unnerving. I don't

even

> > think that people who even have balding genes loose hair this

> > quickly. At this point, I feel that the bone that's being

rejected

> > is the cause of my hair loss. Whatever physiological response,

> > chemical or otherwise, may also impact how my hair is held by

the

> > scalp.

> >

> > This theory is entirely unsupported, though. I can't find any

> > evidence that bone-rejection would promote hair loss. Does

anyone

> > have any experience with this, or any insight? Let me know!

> >

> > -Hair Brained

December 10, 2004

There could be several factors to explain your hair loss so late

after the surgery. How much time were you put under ? For

example, I was under for 9 hours and 30 minutes. I had extreme

vertigo after the surgery and they lasted quite some time, general

weakness for a full 2 months, and even now, I don't feel like myself

yet (but getting there!). My surgeon told me that, for the duration

I was under, typical full recovery is close 12 months (8 to 12, depending

on general health prior to surgery, and I was a smoker of 1 pack

a day, quit the day before the surgery). The chemicals to get me to

sleep will impact my body for a good 12 months, after surgery, I was told.

I'm 37 years old. I lost a fair amount of hair around months 4 to 5. Then,

just recently, it stopped. I now loose the regular number of hair

(a few in my hands while I put stuff in my hair) and a few in the shower, around

15 to 20 total in the morning. Then that's it. It does look like some have

even came back, but it might be wishfull thinking on my part, it's not

scientific.

However, on my friend's head, who had another kind of surgery a year ago,

hair came back. All of them, in time though. It took him 8 months for the

entire thing to end.

You might consider seeking a generalist. You doctor might offer better

explanations for all this, and possibly offer some treatment, or pointers

at things to do (like wash your head with warm but not hot water, use a

gentle soap with no added stuff, etc.)

Ray

>

> Right, 7 hairs falling out isn't a lot. If it was just seven hairs I

> wouldn't think twice.

>

> From what I've found, we loose about 100 hairs per day. The math

> adds up, your stat's say about 30,000 per year. 100*365= 36,500.

> Just about, for the most part, perfect.

>

> But when I say that I loose 7 hairs at a time, I mean 7 hairs, often

> up to 10-12, every time I scratch my head. In other words, if I went

> to the sink once a day and lost 7 hairs, that's nothing. But every

> time I run my hands through my hair, or go to the bathroom, or

> neverously check my scalp, at LEAST 7 hairs fall out. Over the

> stretch of a day, that adds up. Not to mention the hair that is

> natrually lost without my knowlege.

>

> The hair that I loose, reasonably speaking, must be over 100 per

> day. The way I imagine myself, I feel like an old feather duster in

> the hands of a 2 year old... I'm sheading everywhere.

December 10, 2004