I know two people who have had the band. One has had the band over year, lost maximum weight - a little over a 100lbs and you still have to push around to find their port. The second person just started the process, has only lost about 60lbs and still needs to lose abut 80 more but their port is bulging out under their skin. Why is it so different. It would seem the one who lost all the weight would have that problem not the other way around.

Depends - does one of them have a low profile port?

Also, what shape are they. I am a pear shape, I have never carried a lot of abdominal fat, I've always been wider and hippier, never that apple shape. My port showed very quickly and sticks out now. But there's plenty of people who are healthy weights but have a lot more abdominal fat than I do and their ports wouldnt show. They'd have better thighs than me too, lol!

My port started sticking out after 30lbs lost. My doc said same thing...depends on how the belly fat is lost.