I went to see my gynocologist today who also is a surgeon. I was complaining about my laproscopic incisions and how they are still so dark and noticeable at almost 3 months out. She said that it takes about a year for them to fade and that whatever they look like in a year is probably what they will always look like, so for me to be patient! Just thought I'd post this in case anyone else is as impatient as I am!

I went to see my gynocologist today who also is a surgeon. I was complaining about my laproscopic incisions and how they are still so dark and noticeable at almost 3 months out. She said that it takes about a year for them to fade and that whatever they look like in a year is probably what they will always look like, so for me to be patient! Just thought I'd post this in case anyone else is as impatient as I am!

I would agree with that for the most part. I had laparoscopic surgery back in 1995 and the incision, just below my belly button, was about 1/2 inch thick. (yeah, I wasn't too thrilled about that) Anyway, at about a year it was for the most part healed to where it stayed for almost a decade. In the last few years though, it has suddenly started to thin and fade even more...not sure what is up with that, and not like you really want to wait a decade, but I do think the skin heals even more over time.

I was very lucky with the plication...my doc made tiny incisions and they are as thin as a hair. They already just look like small scratches, and that is less than a month out. Of course, I still have a big catepillar under my belly button from the first surgery years ago, so it's not like I am going to be parading my fat belly around anyway, lol!

I am trying to take good care of my skin right now anyway, to help with the elasticity and hopefully help my skin shrink as much as possible. I put really high end collagen lotion on my stomach, arms and legs everyday, and this included my scars, so maybe that is helping them to heal quickly too. Someone on another board mentioned that they apply Maderma. All the Water we are drinking is also supposed to help with skin healing. I'm holding on to that hope at least!

I don't really notice my scars because they are so small and they blend in with my stretch marks. Booo! I'll never wear a bikini no matter how flat my tummy gets.

You guys are so lucky that your incisions aren't that noticeable! I'm using the Mederma, so I hope it helps. It's expensive enough!

Did you have the vertical or gastric plication?

And who was your sugeon. I am looking for any info on Mt. Zion and dr. Almanza for the Gastric Sleeve but cannot seem to post in this forum.......Thanks

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I went to see my gynocologist today who also is a surgeon. I was complaining about my laproscopic incisions and how they are still so dark and noticeable at almost 3 months out. She said that it takes about a year for them to fade and that whatever they look like in a year is probably what they will always look like, so for me to be patient! Just thought I'd post this in case anyone else is as impatient as I am!

Did you have the vertical or gastric plication?

And who was your sugeon. I am looking for any info on Mt. Zion and dr. Almanza for the Gastric Sleeve but cannot seem to post in this forum.......Thanks

sfv

I had the gastric plication with Dr. Cottam in Salt Lake City. I'm afraid I don't know anything about Mt. Zion or Dr. Almanza, but I'm sure there are others on here that do, so I hope they pipe in. Check out VerticalSleeveTalk.com if you are interested in the sleeve. There is lots of information there about it. Good luck!