OK, so when I'm at goal weight - at the very bottom of my healthy range and with wash board abs (OK, no reality checks here, a girl can dream cant she?) will the port "show" ? Its about half an inch thick right? When there's no fat there and perfectly toned skin, is their going to be a visible lump?

Lets ignore the fact that I've had 3 babies just for the moment and the likelihood of ever having a tummy like that is non existent.

I just got banded but I had a full tummy tuck with lipo on my entire abdominal area so my stomach is completely flat. Only a thin layer of fat between skin and muscle.

Dr. Ortiz uses only mini ports so I have not bulge, but may after the swelling goes down. When I push in though, it feels flat.

Audree

How hilarious to see this post after so long - I can answer my own question now, lol.

I can feel it easily, I cant see it unless I'm lying down on my back and my stomach is FLAT!!! Yay, no rolls, no sags, no evidence of 3 babies.

my dr told me if the skin gets thin enough that you can see the port when towards goal weight, he would switch the head of it with the flat one so that it's invisible again. The reason they don't start out with the flat head is because they have to be able to find it when we are not so size 2. So keep sculpting away on those washboard abs!