Skin irritation after robotic surgery

I'm at the 6 months da Vinci post-op milepost and I've experienced no skin problems.  If I did have questions, though, I'd speak with both my Internist and Dermatologist, to get their opinions.

Yes, I think you should bring that to the attention of your doctor. What you are describing seems unusual to me... I'm over a year out from my DaVinci and can barely tell where the ports were.

EB02,
This may or may not be pertinent to the skin problem you mention. There is a skin problem called "Dermatitis Herpetiformis" associated with Celiac disease (gluten intolerance) which manifests as intensely itching areas in varying parts of the body. It is neither a dermatitis nor a herpes disease but simply the skin's reaction to gluten intake if you are intolerant to gluten. It usually develops on the buttocks, abdomen, knees and elbows but can occur anywhere. You can carry the inactive G.I. gene ( which is more common among those of Irish and Scandinavian descent) with it not causing any indication, however the gene (and thus the intolerance) can be switched on by any physical trauma such as accident, childbirth (obviously not applicable here) or surgery. I had no problem and was completely unaware of it till I developed the skin problem myself some time after my surgery at 60 and let me tell you it was a long time being correctly diagnosed. Prevention is relatively simple by avoiding gluten like the plague but this is a real pain in the backside for it is a very common ingredient in most prepared foods. I hope what you have is something much simpler and more easily treated.
Bill