Incisions

[Jesser 295]

How come some doctors do three incisions, but others do five? Do they all use different methods? Just curious.

[Texarkolina 201]

I have 6.....

[made2beme 119]

I think they are just all different - I read the my surgeon used 3 incisions on another patient that was much smaller than me and I have 5. Although that does include the drain...so really only 4 actual incisions that were used for surgery.

I would ask your surgeon if you are concerned.....I always thought I would have 5 incisions so I didnt think anything about it.

[jh5497 105]

I used Dr. Garcia, and he said that because I had shrunk my liver so well with the pre-op diet, he only needed to use 2 incisions and then I have another spot where my drain was.

[Jesser 295]

Oh wow! That's great! The less incisions the better I've been hearing lots of good things about Dr. Garcia!

[AngelBaby 153]

it just depends on how many instruments they need in your belly at the same time.. each incision allows a port to be placed in it and they slide an instrument through each one

[vsginnj 415]

Single incision thru the navel is all the rage!

[Sherry77 166]

Most surgeons use 4 incisions for the sleeve procedure. The 1 incision procedure ( Aka spider method) is typically used on those with a shorter torso.

[Bubbaloo10 55]

I had 5 incision, plus one over my left ribcage that they used to pump air in for access. I think it has to do with the surgeons' skill and comfort level. I'm 4 months out and can barely see the scars, so even if there had been more, no worries.

[Izuri 428]

I have six incisions, but I also had a hiatal hernia repair, so I assumed that there was probably an additional one related to that.

[sunshyneqtie 73]

How long is the drain left in?