Question:
I am 10 days post op and I have a giant divit in my tummy where the surgeon put the

throcar through. Does this lump divet dissappear over time?    — beanieweenie (posted on April 7, 2010)

April 7, 2010
I'm almost 4 weeks post-op and i have the same divit in my largest incision, i dont know if it goes away but im not worried about it!
   — mguisto

April 7, 2010
I have the same thing. At my first post op visit the doctor told me that it would pop back out and be even.
   — Cathyann2957

April 7, 2010
cathyann how far out are you? Did your divet area remain sore and tender? Mike thanks fot posting too. does your divet remain painful?
   — beanieweenie

April 7, 2010
Hey guys ! You hit on the BIG issue I had after survery (i'm now just over 3 months out and down 78.5 lbs). I had a really tough time with the "dimple" after surgery. It hurt, it pulled and it was soooo uncomfortable. (felt like it was pulling from the inside, so to sit, or try to get up always hurt). The good news is that it does go away. Apparently when they suture you up, they do it for when you are thinner. At just over 3 months out, it's no longer a dimple, but just another scar ! Hope you are feeling better SOON !
   — KQinNC

April 7, 2010
I am sorry for being ignorant, but what is a throcar, is it the incision where the drain was? If so, it does get much better as time goes on.
   — FSUMom

April 8, 2010
No i have no pain at all and i didnt have a drain tube!
   — mguisto

April 9, 2010
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Example of a trocarA trocar (variant: trochar[1]; from French: alteration of trois-quart from trois (three) + quart (quart)) is a round pen with a sharply pointed end, often three-sided, that is used inside a hollow cylinder (cannula) to introduce this into blood vessels or body cavities. Trocars are also used to introduce ports in laparoscopic surgery. Sometimes the introduced cannula itself is referred to as a trocar. The trocar is often passed inside a cannula, and functions as a portal for the subsequent placement of other devices, such as a chest drain, intravenous cannula, etc. Surgical trocars are used to perform laparoscopic ('keyhole') surgery. They are used as a means of introduction for laparoscopic hand instruments, such as scissors, graspers, etc., to perform surgery hitherto carried out by making a large abdominal incision ('open' surgery), something that has revolutionized patient care. Surgical trocars are today most commonly a single patient use instrument and have graduated from the 'three point' design that gave them their name, to either a flat bladed 'dilating-tip' product, or something that is entirely blade free. This latter design offers greater patient safety due to the technique used to insert them.
   — Janell C.

April 10, 2010
i am 6 days out from rny and aslo have a divet in one of my incisions.i was wondering if any one else has pain in theres and how long it lasted..it is sooo painful
   — jenflo

April 11, 2010
I had RNY on Feb 18th and I have the small spots,they do seem to be getting thinner in time.I hope they will go away also.
   — davonjack

April 11, 2010
It's funny I worried about this too and wasn't happy to see it. The good news is mine leveled out. I am 4 months out and I think I've been divot free for at least a month and a half.
   — Sa-ruh

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