How bad are the scars ?

[nursejackie 24]

I am waiting for my insurance approval for the gastric sleeve. I know they do it laparoscopically but how bad are the scars ? I will do it either way because the scars will not be as bad as staying this big , but I want to be prepared.

[Introversion 1,876]

The scars are not that bad at all, at least to me.

I've got 5 of them. Each scar is less than 1 inch long. 1 scar is located directly below my breastbone (sternum) and the other 4 sit horizontally along my lower abdominal area just above the navel.

Even with my tendency for raised keloid scarring, the scars are Water under the bridge.

[PAstudent 117]

I'm 3.5 months post op and mine don't bother me at all! I only have two, one vertical incision in my belly button where my stomach was pulled out and a small one in my upper right quadrant to move my liver out of the way. They're darker and slightly raised, but I think they'll fade a little over time. To be honest though, I wouldn't mind if people see them even if they don't fade away haha

[nursejackie 24]

PA student. I cannot even see them !! You look great btw.

[PAstudent 117]

42 minutes ago, nursejackie said:

PA student. I cannot even see them !! You look great btw.

Thank you! I think one of the funniest parts of losing has been that the weight doesn't all come off evenly at the same time, which threw me for a loop. So month 1: I lost 2 inches off my bust and 2 inches off my waist, month 2: I lost 3 inches off my hips, and month 3: I lost 1 inch off my waist

I've just got to keep working at it and trust things will work out eventually
Do you have a surgery date yet? I'm excited for you!

[nursejackie 24]

27 minutes ago, PAstudent said:

Thank you! I think one of the funniest parts of losing has been that the weight doesn't all come off evenly at the same time, which threw me for a loop. So month 1: I lost 2 inches off my bust and 2 inches off my waist, month 2: I lost 3 inches off my hips, and month 3: I lost 1 inch off my waist

I've just got to keep working at it and trust things will work out eventually
Do you have a surgery date yet? I'm excited for you!

LOL !! That is still good , at this point I would just like to see an inch come off of anywhere. My last appointment was 8/7 and they submitted it to insurance. I am annoyed because they called me and said I needed a blood draw for thyroid which they had and then they couldn't find my letter of medical necessity which they had so I am not sure when they ended up submitting it really . I am just waiting for approval now :: fingers crossed :: I can't wait to do this !

[cheywhite 3]

My sterile strip just came off had my surgery Tuesday

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

2 years later you can barely see mine. I used bio oil and Vitamin E on them as directed by my surgeon.

[LauraAnn68 12]

Surgery 8/9, I have 5 1/2 inch incisions. They look great and only look like scratches on my abdomen. My dr just used steri strips and those started coming off on day 6. Couldn't be happier!

[Jordan Flake 8]

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[Pauliegroup 26]

I'm 4 weeks out today and they are barely noticeable.

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[Cober1 9]

Here's what mine look like. I will be two weeks post-op tomorrow. Not bad at all.

The surgeon put glue on mine rather than steri strips and it flaked off a few days ago.



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[NanaNew43 7]

I have 3 lil dots 2 smaller than a pea and one size of nickel. Worth it

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[JT2002TJ 170]

I assume mine will be worse then these great healing experiences. I get keloid scars that typically start out raised, but over the years end up flush, but you can still see different pigmentation/constancy.

OP, do you have any other scars? How did they heal? I'm sure it will be similar to other cuts you have had (if you had any).

[nursejackie 24]

Everyone looks great ! I feel much better. JT good point ! I tend to get worse scars than other people , and have gotten keloids before too , especially around piercings ( yeah I had a piercing phase lol ). I just found out I got approved guys !!! I am doing it , hope my scars are ok but a hot and healthy body will be worth it !!