What causes ports to flip?

[FlaLMT 0]

Hello everyone! Not sure if this is where I should post this but, there are a lot more members on here than anywhere else.

So, what causes a port to flip?? How do you avoid this?

Thanks in advance for the info.

[snowbird 2]

Speaking out of no real knowledge whatsoever:

I had my first fill today, and I asked the fill doctor how the port was sewed in. He showed me a port and it reminded me of a snap that you would sew onto clothing: a round device with holes around the edges. He said my doctor always sewed the ports through two holes on each side, while some doctors only sewed them through two holes on one side. I would definitely think that would cause a port to flip!

[TulipStar 2]

My port flipped so I can tell you what I know:

1. If you exercise too soon after surgery and do crunches or ab work. That could cause your port to come unstitched.

2. Freak of nature and it comes unstitched

3. The type of sutures your dr. uses are not stable. My dr. used dissolvable sutures and they came undone.

[lindata 1]

My port flipped so I can tell you what I know:

1. If you exercise too soon after surgery and do crunches or ab work. That could cause your port to come unstitched.

2. Freak of nature and it comes unstitched

3. The type of sutures your dr. uses are not stable. My dr. used dissolvable sutures and they came undone.

Tulip, like how soon after surgery are you talking?

[OH Juli 15]

I'm not tulip, but 6 weeks is the answer to your how soon question.