Hiya! I just took my steri strips off and the scars are looking good. I do have a dent in my stomach where they sewed in the port though. It is funny to look down and see the dent in my stomach on one side. Did anybody else have this exprience? I imagine that will go away as my belly fat melts off....:omg:

i have the dent too.... and i'm about a month out....losing inches i can tell...and the more i lose the bigger that dent gets lol.... a friend of mine banded two years ago assured me it'll go away with the fat thats around it..hers is gone and now her port looks like and outie belly button...but i'll take it...she's in a size 7!!!!! ..gl and merry christmas

My Dr said that out of the 600+ surgeries he's done, he's had to revise the port placement twice because the people lost so much weight. Wouldn't that be the best surgery you ever needed? That's my goal!

Hiya! I just took my steri strips off and the scars are looking good. I do have a dent in my stomach where they sewed in the port though. It is funny to look down and see the dent in my stomach on one side. Did anybody else have this exprience? I imagine that will go away as my belly fat melts off....:omg:

The port is sewn into the fascia tissue. It's connective tissue we all have. The fascia is above a muscle and below a fat pad. So they have to cut the fat pad to get to the fascia tissue.

Some surgeons believe there is less chance for a seroma if they suture the fat pad back to where it was. This could be one reason for the dent, perhaps your doc isn't one that buys into the seroma theory.

I have the dent too.

I had a dent, it went away a few weeks later.

I've got the dent, too. I figured it was just some swelling.

I'm so glad to see this thread. I have a dent too and wondered if I were the only one. I guess I should have asked my doc about it. He did say at my last fill, that the scars will probably be invisible in a year and that I was healing very well. A dent is better than muffin-top anyday lol!

damit I can barely see that far lol I think I have one I need to look in the mirror hey that's is going to be a goal for myself to see things down there again...

I have the dent too.

I am dented too. I'd rather see a dent than fat...it doesn't bother me....

omg, i'm really surprised at all the people whose dents stayed put! i had a big very weird dent after my gall bladder surgery that went away as soon as all the weird poofy gas deflated, maybe 3-4 weeks after surgery. i assumed this would happen with the lap band surgery (next week) as well, but i never considered it might be long-lasting! keep us all posted! :Banane34:

I have the same dent.....it does not bother me I am sure it will all work itself out......I am not into wearing a bikini anymore after all I am 46....LOL not 26 so I really do not care....as long as my buns fit in a size 12 jeans or below I will be quite happy.....LOL

I saw this thread and laughed............... as I have a belly dent, but after reading mine is different than yours.... mine is not related to my port.... it is lower... under the belly button... I got this dent the last time I lost a bunch of weight.. it is like half my lower belly fat has disolved much like a melting snow drift.... it is weird and it reappeared several months ago when the fat loss was becoming apparent....... it is becoming more and more evident as I go into this latest whoosh....... its weird... its my belly dent!