Pros and cons of having the bypass done laparscopically

Being that I am only 24, I decided to have my bypass done laparoscopically (less scarring, I'm told) and my doctor only does it that way and raves about it. Well, I know a lady that had the open incision and she is trying to discourage me from having it done laparscopically, telling me that there is more chance of infection, more leaking and other bad things like that. I just wanted to know if this is true or not, and is open better than laparscopically? Also what are the pros and cons of laparscopically?

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