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Is hair loss a problem?

Anytime one loses a lot of weight, hair loss is a problem. It is usually temporary and the hair eventually comes back like before the surgery. This seems to be a bigger problem with the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass than with the Vertical Banded Gastroplasty.

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