Sent where largest incision is

[LadyL18 3]

Hi everyO had a revision to a bypass and I am currently 5wls post op and my stomach has a dent under the large incision as well as a line across my stomach. What does this mean? Has this happened to anyone else? Should I be concerned?picture for reference

[BeanitoDiego 153]

That long, large black area is one of your incisions? I am only 24 days post-op, and I have fresh pink skin and two small scabs. I don't think this is normal, and I would definitely be contacting my surgeon for help with this. Let us know what the surgeon says and good luck with healing!

[New To This23 102]

If you mean the line where the red arrows I added to your image are pointing, then I think that is just a mark/pressure mark or line from a crease made when you are sitting and you get a belly roll. To me it looks totally fine, infection lines tend to run up going toward the heart.

Is the large incision where the green arrows are pointing? If so when I zoomed in it looked healed and not infected, although I could be wrong. It looks like an atrophic scar. If it is healed and dented like that make sure to keep that dent clean and dry so as not to get an infection, however, if you get an infection from dampness, it would likely be a yeast infection and can be cured with some Monistat cream. Of course, if you get an infection please see your Doctor first. I used to work for a pharmacy and often insurance would not cover the Rx yeast infection cream, it was $$$ so we would have people just buy the Monistat with the tube of cream in it instead.

Atrophic scars, stay indented, it will very likely be way less noticeable the more weight you lose. I know that sometimes people use filler to plump them up and some people get CO2 laser.

Ultimately I think it would be wise to discuss your concerns with your Doctor or Surgeon team just to ease your mind.