I know there will be scarring after surgery but does it ever go away?

This thread should help answer your questions: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/scar-stages-share-yours-6117/

I'm only 4 months post op and of course mine are still quite visible, but they dont bother me one little bit!! The largest one is only an inch long, the others just look like the head of an eraser.

I'm one month post op and my scars look pretty good as well. i think it has to do with the protien intake as well so make sure you get enough grams daily.

I had similar surgery 10 years ago for gall bladder and those scars are barely noticable. They are perfectly flat and look like lines of skin a little lighter than the skin around them. You wouldn't notice unless you looked. I put vitamin E oil (from inside a vitamin E capsule) a couple of times a week.