Did Anyone Else Have Their Gastric Sleeve Surgery Through The Belly Button?

[bonbon0576 9]

I am just curious if anyone else had their surgery through the belly button? My doctor told me that he used a new tool called the Spider to do my surgery (see the link below). I am about 2 months out now and my scar is barely visible.

http://www.transenterix.com/spider-surgical-system.php

[circa 333]

oh that is WAY cool!

[longer-life 139]

Me! Not only is it barely visible but no oozing, no discomfort, no pain, no nothing. Not that I will ever wear a bikini, so scars don't bother me, but I figured, less holes means less chances of the things I listed above. I was right.

[vanb0052 40]

That is awesome! Technology is ever changing.

[5DogMa 62]

Wow, I so wanted mine done that way but couldn't find a doctor in my area who could do it. I saw a You Tube video on it. Good for you consider yourself pretty lucky. Probably over the next few years the "spider" method will be the norm for a lot of surgeries.

[Flagstaffian 31]

I am just curious if anyone else had their surgery through the belly button? My doctor told me that he used a new tool called the Spider to do my surgery (see the link below). I am about 2 months out now and my scar is barely visible. http://www.transenterix.com/spider-surgical-system.php

I had a consult with my surgeon yesterday, and he wanted to "check out my belly button"...I wonder if he uses the spider, and that's why he was "pokin' around" down there...?

[MoonSiren 48]

Wow that's really interesting. I have 5 of the tiny incisions so I imagine they will be barely visible too once they heal and I can start putting on Mederma.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

That is totally amazing. I have 6 incisions sites that are healed.

[Shanny 70]

I did, My scar is about 1 inch long, but it's through my belly button so you can't see it.