I'm a little over 6 weeks post op, and I haven't started losing any hair yet. I've been dreading it! I was just wondering at what point you starting losing hair after surgery?

In my experience, it starts at about 3 months out... Good luck - are you taking any supplements? Biotin is a good one to take, the strength in my nails has increased tenfold and I firmly believe that this is the reason that although I've lost some hair, it isn't so bad as it could have been My hairdresser said that there was quite a lot of new growth happening.

I am taking 10,000 mcg biotin every night before bed, but I've been averaging only about 60g protien per day.

I didn't lose hair. It's NOT a given for everyone! I honestly can't tell you why either... Like many others who did lose hair, I got my 80g of protein per day, took biotin and the rest of my supplements and ate 1000-1200 calories per day with exercise all during my loss phase. Sometimes I think it's a crap shoot on the hair loss.

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I noticed more shedding about a month after surgery. But I would say month 3 - 4 the absolute worst (big handfuls at a time). I *think* (touch wood) it's slowing down.

I got all my protein and took biotin and collagen... And started losing hair 6 months out. That's on the late side, but don't count yourself out of the woods too soon! I am a year out and it's slowed considerably but not completely stopped.

I'm almost 4 months out and have not experienced hair loss as of yet ( knock on wood!) I still have a 30 gram protein shake every morning for breakfast, so maybe that helped? It's hard to say. I just think it really is the luck of the draw I guess.

I'm almost 4 months out and have not experienced hair loss as of yet ( knock on wood!) I still have a 30 gram protein shake every morning for breakfast, so maybe that helped? It's hard to say. I just think it really is the luck of the draw I guess.

I'm voting for luck of the draw... I still have protein shakes a year out and lost my hair starting at 6 months! I hope you avoid that! Good luck!

My hair started falling out at about 3 months, and it stopped at 5 1/2 months. I started on Biotin before my surgery and still take it every day, but it didn't help, lol. I'm always high Protein and that didn't help either.

8 weeks it started to come out and has been falling out for 4 weeks. My fingernails are very soft so I have begun eating jello. Some days hair loss is worse than others. No bald spots, but one side of my head seems thinner than the other.

Mine started at 3 months and went until about 6 1/2 months. I had high protein, biotin and all my vitamins and it fell out in clumps at one point. It's not so bad - it stopped and is not noticeable to anyone besides me and my hairdresser.

OK, so I guess I'll just continue with the Biotin and hope it doesn't hit me too hard. It seems that 3 months is a common marker for when to expect it. Wish me luck! Thanks for all the replies!

10 weeks out and havent lost alot if hair but have noticed scalp tenderness, does this happen before hair loo

hair loss

I did not start losing hair until 5 months. It was a shock because I thought I was out of the woods

If you google it they really don't know why this happens to some and not others. From what I took on the subject surgery itself can disrupt the growth/shedding/maintaining phases our hair naturally goes through. The process goes haywire for some people. They aren't 100% sure if its the shock of the surgery, the anesthesia or the Protein issue. That's why some people can take 10,000 mgs of Biotin and drink all of their Protein shakes and still lose tons of hair while others who do the same don't lose a single strand...its unexplainable. Its a wait and see thing. I take ...and took starting 3 mths before surgery....10,000 mgs of Biotin, took B12 2x's a day and get 60-70 grams of protein and use hair thickening shampoos with no sulfates... and 4 mths out I'm losing hair. Not going to lie... It sucks a lot! I just hope it slows down before I go bald. If not, I'm going wig shopping!!