I am wondering about the scars that are left on the tummy after banding. Does anyone know where i can see some pictures post opp? I would love to see some post opp, 1month, 6 months, 1yr, so on. Also if u just want to discribe yours i would be glad to hear about them. I have seen Lisa's scars after her opperation with DR Billy, they r looking much much better! Thank u so much for sharing!! It would be great to see scars where someone did not have complications too.

what is keloided??????????????????????????????????????

something they didn't either spell right or used in the wrong context. the word is not in the dictionary. Therefore... your guess is as good as mine. But if I were to guess by the content I would guess that it means that they "puffed" out pink to be a little shall we say, ugly.

keloiding happens frequently with Blacks. (Since this isn't just an American board, I'm not using the term African Americans, because we have folks from a few differnent countries...)

Sometimes with scaring, the scar is raised and welted. This is prized for scarification and branding.... However, if you are not into body modification, then it might not be prized.

I hope that made sense

Common to the scars Blacks endured throughout slavery from whips, yes, a keloid is the extreme blistering of the skin which causes the scar tissue to rise above the skin. Generally occurs from a cut or burn.

I, also have keloid scarring. I am verrrrrry pale skinned. It's kind of a bummer, but doesn't appear to be the case on my lap-band scars. Different parts of me scar differently. I guess I should be happy I don't scar like that all over as I'm pretty clumsy! lol

Im scheduled for my surgery in 2 days, 4/20/06. Hopefully I wont experience any issues with keloids. However, I do have a history of keloid skin (result of hip replacement surgery as a kid).

I have 4 small 1/2 inch incisions and 1 large 4 inch incision where my port is. They are purple now and 2 of the smaller ones have thicker scabs so I will have a thicker scar. Mt dermatologist said they will smooth out ober time and wont be as noticeable. I use merderma on my scars. Im not concerned about scarring as much as I was concerned about my weight problem. Im down 30lbs and im 7 weeks post op!! :clap2:

I am one of those darker skinned people (blacks) as you put it. Keloiding can be prevented with the use of cortizone shots.