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Wow that really depends on so many factors...you, how you heal, your surgeon, his skill, what he uses to close the sites, etc etc. I have scars but am older, had 2 surgeries just weeks from each other, etc. Your surgeon will probably be your best source of info AND...s/he can tell you what product(s) you might use to minimize whatever scarring there is. (there are quite a few on the market now and I think there are actually several that work) Good luck!

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As "Restless" said, scars are highly dependent upon the person. I can tell you about my experience: I am 5 weeks out from surgery. I had 5 incisions. 1 incision was directly in the center of my "tummy" and falls about an inch below my bra line. It is a tiny one, about 1/4 inch.

The other 4 incisions look like a dotted line going across my tummy (about an inch below the top one I mentioned above) in this pattern: __ ______ ____ __

The first and the last are tiny (about 1/4 inch). The 2nd one is about 1 and 1/2 inch and the third is about an inch.

The longest one is my port incision, and the port is slightly to the side of it.

All my incisions are healing nicely. I have been using Mederma, but there are several good products out there (so I've heard). The tiny scars are barely visible (small and light pink). The bigger ones are a little darker pink.

I seem to have good luck with scars, but that is my personal experience -- everyone is different!

I hope this helped you with your question.

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