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...

Banded 3/21/07, had only glue to close the incisions. They are healing well, no redness, drainage, swelling. Perfect and I'm so darn happy I no longer have the burden of overeating !:biggrin1:

Ok, I am changing my answer then...

tegaderm on the outside, disolveable sutures on the inside.. whew!

Thanks Faithmd for all your research and information!

Here's tegaderm, it's hard to see, but it's the shiny square stuff over the staple line.

I had dissolvable stiches on the inside with steri strips to cover. Worked wonders for me - especially for being African American. I was sure that I was going to keloid and have the nastiest scars. However, you can barely see them. My port incision looks very good considering its the longest.

I had the sutures that dissolve by themselves along with steri strips. And I feel great. Stacey

My incisions were glued. And healed up sooooo nicely. I tend to keloid, but the one I did, was very flat almost non noticeable.:mad:

My surgeon used internal sutures and surgical strips. I could barely stand having the strips on, so I gently removed them after 10 days. I also used peroxide to disinfect the wounds and had one suture come out toward the end of the healing process.

What is Advanced AP band????????????????

What is Advanced AP band????????????????

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Here's a link to a thread about it on Dr. C's forum:

Trace W. Curry, M.D. :: View topic - New AP band

and a pic thread:

Trace W. Curry, M.D. :: View topic - pic of new AP band

I was closed with staples....DAMN! But I agreed with my surgeon's logic, gotta hate that freaking logic!

I believe I had dissolvable sutures beneath the skin with possible glue, and then steri strips on the outside. The incisions were just too closed up to be totally steri strips, so they must have used some kind of glue too.

Steri-strips for me. I had a couple more holes than normal because they took out my gallbladder as well. Good luck.

I was just banded this morning and all five of my incisions are closed with steri-strips.

I had steri-strips on the surface and something dissolvable in the interior.

The surgeon used disolvable stitches on the inside and glue on the outside. I go back in 2 weeks for them to look at the incisions.

My incisions are closed with the loving touch of my outstanding surgeon!

Super glue or whatever it's called.