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Permalink Reply by Dominique Cleopatra on July 3, 2010 at 5:03pm

well, that's one way to take people's attention off your alopecia!!

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Permalink Reply by Norm on July 5, 2010 at 6:26pm

Dominique's right.... you'll deffo get a response of one sort or another. Ahem ;)
As to what effect it might have on your immune system - well, I've simply not been keeping abreast of developments in that area :)

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Permalink Reply by heathen on July 15, 2010 at 2:55am

Well since no one else has put their two cents in I will give you mine.

I developed alopecia after having gastric bypass. I lost my hair along with 150 lbs.

I have AA and it seriously seems to come and go whenever it pleases. Sometimes the dermatologist visits and creams work, sometimes they don't.

Last summer I had an upper arm lift, breast lift and augmentation. I developed two spots the size of my palm.

This summer I've had an entire lower body lift where another 25lbs of skin was lopped off and so far, I've lost a dime size patch of hair and seem to be holding steady.

I am on the same regimen of vitamin supplements I've been on for years, and can't explain any of this and neither can my plastic surgeon or dermatologist.... most of them figured the immune response would be more severe with the lower body lift than with the arm/breasts.

Alopecia is one of those things you can't predict...

If you want your new tata's. Go get them

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Permalink Reply by Dana on July 15, 2010 at 11:09am

Thanks for the response Heathen!

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Permalink Reply by caroline knight on September 7, 2010 at 8:29pm

i had surgery dat i 4ght i needed last yr.................it caused me 2 loose 50% of my hair even tho i hav had alopecia in small single patches comin + goin for 20yrs ! i wish now i had NOT had dat opp as now i may loose all my hair it wasnt worth it ,,,its wel known dat surgery or infection after it can cause alopecia so if i was u i wud love yours self the way you are :)

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