At what point did you start losing hair?

It was right at 3 months post-op for me. From what I've read on other posts, losing hair during months 3-6 is pretty common. I'm only 4 months out (almost) now, so I'm expecting it to continue for a while yet. Labs are fine and I'm taking Biotin, though I'm not sure it's really helping.

The plus side: when it started falling out in mass quantities, I cut it into a short bob, and between the new length and the thinning, styling my hair takes like half the time it used to!

Never did. Don't know why.

@@Miss Mac

Brag about it, why don't you?

I'm 3 months, my hair isn't thinning and it seems to be getting thicker and longer.

About 6, 7 months in I started getting thinning around my temples. I am also post menopausal so I'm sure that played a part as well. It's a little weird that it appears to be mostly in the front. The back of my hair is still really thick.

I began at 3 months and now at 7 month it much much less. I still eat 80 G protien per day and take Biotin.

Mine started at 3 months and finally got better at about 7 months to 8 months out... i also cut mine shorter and i also stopped washing it as often... started using dry shampoo instead and it seemed to help.... both my hair and drain!! Lol

Mine started falling out about one month post op. I'm now 3 months post op and it's falling out in larger quantities, especially when I wash it. As a result I wash it less frequently now. Definitely thinner than when I started!

3 months out. My hair used to be so long but I cut it shoulder length now and the shedding of hair has dramatically decreased.

Mine started coming out in clumps at 3 months out. It has finally stopped and I'll be six months this week. My hair is super thin compared to before surgery but no bald spots. I cut it much shorter to help with body. I am hoping I will start to see new growth again soon.

I haven't had this issue although from what the nutritionist said it's due to not getting enough protein

It's due to your body going through a traumatic experience. It can happen after a bad car accident, child birth, surgery, etc.

Mine stared exactly 1 week ago so about 2.5 months post op but 3 months from start of liquid diet

My surgery was 8/17 and it started thinning a few weeks ago. I notice it in front but I've adjusted how I style my hair. I will take the thinning hair any day over being 295lbs! Plus it will grow back

Something just occurred to me about this. I read it in another thread about how your body stores so much estrogen in fats, men and women. And when you start to lose weight those fat cells dump all that estrogen into your body and sometimes men will get really emotional and have estrogen type side effects too.

So I'm wondering if it's similar to a pregnancy where your body is flooded with hormones for the initial period time, when your main weight-loss is, obviously the first few months and hair can get thicker and longer, and then once that excess estrogen in the fat cells has been depleted there's a drop and that's when for example in pregnant women, their hair sheds a lot after having the baby so I'm not sure if Biotin, Protein, anything could help that short of hormone supplements at that point, which is certainly silly for hair thinning.