I was told that I qualify for single incision lap band surgery as apposed to the regular 4 or 5 Incision way..did any of you have your surgery done this way? How did you feel afterwards? Do you think it's a better choice as far as scarring and pain? Any input would be super helpful Thanks :-)

I havent heard of single incision. It must not be lap assisted?

I have heard of it, but I think few Dr's do it.

SabrinaS,

My Dr mentioned the single incision possibility to me as well. He said those who did not have an excessive amount of fat on their bellys were better candidates for the single incision surgery. He said he would not be able to determine if I was a candidate until surgery day. This probably doen't help much, but thats all I have

i had the single incision surgery my dr is one of the few who offer it i love it i dont have any scars my incision is in my belly button. recovery was pretty easy and fast. idk what the requirements are for it. my dr just asked me if i wanted single incision and i said yes. he did tell me that if i wanted the single incision to stick to the pre opt diet because you need to reduce ur body fat ass much as possible before surgery

My doctor offers this but it is only for patients whose BMI is 35 or less according to them,