Serious hollow on my wrist caused by wearing Fitbit Charge

[SunsetRunner]

Hello, I have been wearing my Fitbit Charge HR since November. I love it, but I am concerned that I know have some serious wasting/indentation/hollow on the upper side of my wrist. I do not wear it too tight - it has to be tight enough to record my heart rate. I do not wear it at night, so it is only during the day, and it is on my non-dominant hand. I have removed it now, and reluctant to put it back on.

Would this be grounds for a refund, since I really don't want to continue to wear it.

[SunsetRunner]

Thank you everyone for your support. It was concerning. My new Fitbit doesn't do this but there again I don't wear it as much.

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[KeskeQueen81]

Hey Angie, I know this is an old thread but I am having what I think to be this problem too and it's freaking me out! Do you still have pictures from what you experienced? I am curious to see if it's the same thing. I would really really appreciate it! 

[SunsetRunner]

Hello. Yes it is old but I still get messages about this. Sadly I don't have photos. I did upload some at the time.

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[KeskeQueen81]

Darn it. It’s really worrying me. I’ve been wearing it for a couple years already and really never noticed until yesterday because I’m always wearing it! Is there a message I can send you? I can’t seem to find how to do that. Haha

[SunsetRunner]

Hi. I just stopped wearing it. After a few months it improved. I don't have it now. It probably isn't bad for you, but I found it disconcerting.

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[KeskeQueen81]

I really hope mine improves. It’s really bothering me and kind of frustrated about it since it’s used to track my sleep and heart rate daily throughout the years. 

[SunsetRunner]

You could just swap wrists occasionally maybe. Or try another tracker. I can't sleep with one on. I have the Charge 3 now and I only wear it when I exercise.

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[Reds72]

I also have a serious hollow on my wrist caused by wearing the Fitbit Pulse.  It is a permanent deformity,

as I have not worn the Pulse since 2017.

[Reds72]

Please ask your Dad how long that will be.  Mine has been indented for over two years.

[Reds72]

Same with me, Sunset Runner.  I don't think it will ever go away if it hasn't in two+ years.

[Reds72]

You were lucky, Sunset Runner.

[Reds72]

mine was definitely NOT too tight.

[samawatha]

 I can get a finger under mine. It is literally dangling. If they can manufactor a body suit, I'm in.

[Healtheveryday]

Yes, I have definitely stopped wearing my Fitbit after about 6 months. My wrist looks deformed and after a week of non use, the indentation is still there. It actually looks like the muscle and/or bone tissue has disappeared. Scary!

[samawatha]

It’s too bad we only get to complain to each other about on this forum instead of Fitbit.



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[Becky2020]

I came on to do research because I’m having the same problem. Just today I decided to flip the Fitbit upside down and see if it’s any better if it’s on the underside of my wrist. It’s still tracks my heart rate. The indentation is annoying though.

[Reds72]

I'll be interested to know if that works.

[Becky2020]

I feel like it’s 1985 and I’m wearing my swatches backwards again. 🤣

From Becky

[Flopbit]

My wrist tissue is terribly atrophied from wearing the Fitbit blaze for the last 2-3 years. I thought maybe it was just indentation from wearing at night but I have clear tissue volume lost just in the area of the wrist where the device and the band sits even when it’s been left off quite a while. I can feel my tendons as well as the distal parts of my radius and ulna much more easily on that wrist and again only in the area where the tracker was worn (not the entire length of my forearm) and the damage is on both sides. Regretfully I should have stopped wearing it a long time ago. I hope the tissue regenerates and I plan to never wear it again. 
Wondering how many other people have experienced this same drastic and concerning side effect .... 

[Reds72]

I wore the Charge, which is lopsided (thicker on side than the other). My wrist is hollowed, as you described. Just on one side, where the face was thicket. I quit wearing it 4 years ago—there’s been no change at all.

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