The marks on my stoamch are healing and have some bumps.

[sprinkle715 87]

Hi everyone my marks are healing and two have some lump on them. I don't normally creat keloids on my body but I'm worried. They are on my two smaller incisions as well. The large one looks like a scratch. I am just curious what your marks looked like while healing and what they look like now. I am one week post op and know healing takes time but I'm just curious. Thanks in advance friends!

[PrettyThick1 1,860]

Please tell me you did not remove your steri-strips!!! They usually don't fall off on their own until about 2 weeks after your surgery. It's hard to speculate what could be going on now - I don't know what my incisions looked like at that stage of the game. You should call your doctor and see how safe it is for you to use neosporin or some other antibiotic ointment. I'm 4 weeks and 1 day out today, but plan on using mederma or anther scar gel in about a week. I had one tiny little bump that looked like a pimple near my port site, I popped it and it didn't come back so I'm not concerned. I really think your strips came off too soon though.

[sprinkle715 87]

I went to doctors and they took them off. I wanted them to stay on but they insisted and they came right off no problem. They said they looked great and to wait till he sees me next time and not to use any ointment yet

[Adrienne21 106]

when I press down on my port incision I feel a lump under it. it feels almost like a scar. Someone suggested putting coco butter on it.

[kll724 3,055]

Your port incision will have a lump,as that is your port. As it gets filled, it will get rounder and harder. You will have at least 2 small acrs adn 1 larger scar, they will almost disappear but your port one will be prominent for awhile

[Luka Beth 78]

You are probably feeling the Fluid pocket that forms under these type of incisions. The will go away with time. My primary Doctor felt them at 8 weeks out and said they would go away on their own...and they did. As long as you dont see oozing, rednes, or signs of infection you should be fine.

[sprinkle715 87]

Yes they look very healthy and becoming regular skin color. I wiped the adhesive tape off around them and dr said they looked great. Glad to hear the lumps could just be fluid!! Thanks guys

[NWgirl 574]

My scars healed nicely, but with losing so much weight in my stomach area, everything is a little saggy.

[Mellzbellz21 21]

My scars are still a little raised up and purple, had surgery the end of Feb. At first they were kind of puckered in, but with my weight loss they're now even with the rest of my stomach. My port site never really bothers me, but sometimes I get sharp pains on the other side, my doctor said it is just the muscles still healing because they had to do very deep stitches on that side. Totally normal at this point.

[aviva1979 375]

I went to doctors and they took them off. I wanted them to stay on but they insisted and they came right off no problem. They said they looked great and to wait till he sees me next time and not to use any ointment yet

Ditto, ditto.