I have searched and searched and can't find a Poll for this, so I thought I'd start one. I'm curious as to what your incisions were closed with, I think I've covered most of the bases. If you were closed with a combination other than what I've got in the poll, can you write it as a reply to the thread? For example if you (like Wheetsin-I think) had staples and Tegaderm/Opsite, your primary closure would be staples, but I'd love to know about the addition of the Opsite/Tegaderm.

I've heard that the clinic I am going to uses staples, and I am NOT a fan (they itch me terribly!), so I've love to a basic cross-section of what people around the world have had. Maybe I can sway the surgeon? I can dream...

You know my reply but since others do not, I will post it! I demanded sutures. NO staples for me! :speechles

And I'm so glad to hear your demand was met. I'd prefer the glue, but will take sutures over staples. (Steri-strips would be okay, too.)

I too had sutures only. All incisions except the port were removed at 10 days, the port at 2 weeks---we removed them here at home.

No problems~~

Kat

I had glue only, and I've got to say my scars are the worst I've seen. I can't say it's attributable to the glue -- maybe I'm just a bad scarrer. It has me scared for my upcoming PS, but given that a PS is more concerned with residual scars than even the best band doc would be, I'm hoping for a better outcome. I'm nearly a year out and my port scar really hasn't faded all that much. I'm not sure I'd call it a full-blown keloid, but it's raised a little puffy. Yuck.

I had glue and my incisions healed amazingly.

I had glue and sutures on the inside.

Be Blessed!

I had the sutures that dissolve by themselves along with steri strips.

Dissolvable stitches inside, glue and steri-strips outside.

Steri Strips for me, and for the gall bladder surgery. Seemed to work well, we will see about the scars.

Wonder why so many different things are used?

Internal dissolvable sutures, glue and steri-strips for me.

Banded on 3/15/07 have staples, to be removed tomorrow. I am a bit nervous because one is still very painful.

I had glue and internal sutures on all my small incisions and those were covered by tegaderm. My port insicion was sutured and steri-stripped and covered with tegaderm as well. I guess ALL OF THE ABOVE for me!

Wow, I never guessed they'd cover glue with tegaderm. That's a new one on me (I love learning new things!).

Thanks to everyone for responding, I've got four days till my first consult, so keep 'em coming!

dissolvable stitches on the inside and steri strips on the outside, but part of the dissovable stitch was on the outside of the skin and felt like fishing line.

About 8 weeks after surgery I was tired of it poking out so I took tweezers and pulled it out!!

My husband had to do the exact same thing. (of course we both called the doc first to make sure it was ok)

None of the options work for me. Self dissolving suture. No removal, no hassle.