I'm curious how much of a scar do you have from this surgery if it was done laparoscopically. How big is it and where is is located? Did it diminish over time?

I'm curious how much of a scar do you have from this surgery if it was done laparoscopically. How big is it and where is is located? Did it diminish over time?

Most people have 4-5 scars I think but I have 6 from my surgery. One of them is about 2 inches long and the rest are about 1/2 inch. All of mine are visible, but a little better looking than they were.

im 5 days post op & my scars look really well..the lngest one is about 2 inches, then a 1 inch & 3 at 1/2 inch..mine are from middle of tummy & the right hand side of my tummy too..im sure they will shrink when the weight coms off

I have 5 scars and they have diminished a little but still very noticeable. I'm 5 months post op.

im 5 days post op & my scars look really well..the lngest one is about 2 inches, then a 1 inch & 3 at 1/2 inch..mine are from middle of tummy & the right hand side of my tummy too..im sure they will shrink when the weight coms off

sorry middle of tummy to the Left hand side of my tummy..silly me..lol

I am 8 mo post-op, and the 1/2 in scars are no more noticeable than my stretch marks. The long one still pretty noticeable.

My doctor was able to do my surgery with just two incisions b/c I was a lower-BMI patient. I put a photo of my scars up on my blog (in the "Mederma" post).

I've been using Mederma since whatever the date of that post was and, to be totally honest, it doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot. I don't remember to use it every day, but I do most days. My doctor suggested that I try Vitamin E to fade the scars, but I haven't bought any yet.

Catherine

Here -- I found the pages with the photos (there is one from post-op and another a bit later) -- hope this isn't TMI!

Chronicles from Band Land: The Mederma Challenge . . .

Chronicles from Band Land: Second day of being banded!

Thanks everyone and thanks for the photos Catherine. I hope my doc does the 2 incision. I don't know why the thought of the scars bother me. i was surprised to hear that some had 5 scars.

I had a previous laparoscopicsurgery, and the scars faded to white lines after about a year or a little less. They're barely noticeable.

Hey there -- after posting today, I decided to post some updated "scar" pics on my blog. I just put them up there.

Most doctors do the 5-incision surgery. They need a special set of tools to do it with just 2 scars, and it's only a viable option at this point for lower BMI patients. I was 225 & 5'6 at surgery -- I think that's a BMI of 37, but I might be remembering wrong.

I hope it works out for you so that you can do the 2-cut surgery. I can definitely recommend my doctor (Dr. Rumbaut in Monterrey). He was very good and is banded himself.

Catherine

It's pretty much standard procedure to 5 incisions..there is one for the camera, one for the port (the biggest one), one that they slip the band through, one for the tubing and one for the other instruments that they need. However, I totally know how you feel. I scar really easily so I kinda freaked when I found out there were going to be five scars on my abdomen practically advertising my surgery. :thumbup: but i'm almost two weeks post op and they don't look too bad. good luck with your banding!

Thanks everyone and thanks for the photos Catherine. I hope my doc does the 2 incision. I don't know why the thought of the scars bother me. i was surprised to hear that some had 5 scars.

It's been bothering me lately also and I don't know why. Big ole belly and early death vs scars... but the scars have been on my mind. I've been told that vitamin E really works well and if I remember correctly the peson who told me about it said to use it from the capsules to get best results.

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Hi!

I was banded on Thursday and I have 5 openings. My hubby had bypass 2 yrs ago and you have to really look for the scars. Don't worry!

I had laparoscopic surgery several years ago, and the scars faded away to faint white lines that are barely noticeable in about a year's time.