Hair Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

July 2018 in “ Obesity surgery ”

Georgia Katsogridaki, George Tzovaras, Eleni Sioka, Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Eleni Zachari, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Vasiliki S. Tasiopoulou, Christina Chatedaki, Dimitrios Zacharoulis

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Studysummary This study found that 56% of patients experienced hair loss six months after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, with lower preoperative and postoperative zinc and vitamin B12 levels associated with this outcome.

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