I am 8 days post op. Every time I look in the mirror I swear my face looks thinner, but it seems so early to see a change. How long before you started noticing a difference? How long before others started making comments? Thanks!

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For me it was around the 12 week (3 months) mark....it seemed that once I had lost 30 pounds, people started to notice.

I'm six weeks out and I'm mostly noticing it in my face. I never could stand to look at my body before surgery, so don't have any way to compare.

After about 2-3 weeks I noticed my feet don't hurt anymore when I walk. That is an AMAZING feeling!

Don't constantly look for changes or you'll drive yourself crazy. Just let it happen.

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Edited November 18, 20169 yr by eso

This will really depend on how much weight a person has to lose. 50lbs loss on a 5'3" tall, 180lbs woman would look like a total body transformation.

50lbs loss on a 6'2" 350lbs man will not produce the same noticeable effect.

You will lose weight from your face first. It's one of the last places we gain substantial weight, and as far as weight loss goes it's last on, first off. So for most people, abdomen, bum and hips will be the trickiest last hold outs of fat, since we tend to gain there first.

This. It took about 3-4 weeks for people to first start to notice. At seven months out, I look like I've had an extreme makeover. I'm a 5'1 woman. I've lost 50 pounds and people ask about my "transformation."