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MsQuita83    3

MsQuita83
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I was sleeved December 22nd and I must say I hate the scars my staples left behind. And I must say it wasn't fun removing them. Anyone else having scar issues from staples?

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cindyw41    761

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I get mine out tomorrow... I know I'll have scars.

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amazon    579

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Sorry to hear you had staples. Everyone scars and heals differently. I hope you'll heal well..it did take some time for them to fade.

In my case it was just glue and steri-strips. Can hardly see a mark 17 months out.

Good luck!

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Sophie74656    1,572

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I'm surprised to hear that people had staples with their sleeve. I didn't have any. I didnt even have any external stitches. Just a dab of glue on each incision

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Sophie74656    1,572

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That's wat my doc is going to use glue and strips! I didn't think the incisions were that wide to need staples...

yeah most of my incisions are super tiny like 1/4 of an inch. The one above my belly button is a little bigger like 1/2 of an inch

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cindyw41    761

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My doctor was surprised they closed me up with staples too! lol I guess he left before they closed me up.

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Proud2BMe    1,016

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I had the glue as well. I can't believe doctors are still using staples. Scary. Hope you don't have bad scars.

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cindyw41    761

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My dr said that they still use staples if the skin is too thin or they have trouble keeping it closed with the glue. I now look like I have a band of butterflies on my stomach.

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tmcx28    297

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I had staples, I do have a bunch of little dots all around my tummy. It's a bit frustrating because the lines from the incisions themselves are pretty minimal it's the scars from the stupid staples that are worse! I just keep a bottle of Vitamin e oil (that I got from Walmart in the Vitamin section) around and I rub it on my scars every time I walk by it. They're still pretty fresh so I can't expect miracles.

After I was in recovery I asked one of the nurses if I had staples or the strips and she said "Nope you're glued!" So imagine my surprise when my bandages started falling off...

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VSGAnn2014    12,992

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Guys, those scars fade so much and so fast. Don't worry about 'em. A year from now they'll probably be gone.

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Lisa_85    118

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I got glued! I didn't have any staples.

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