Question:
Can anyone tell me about the scars after Laprascopic RNY?

   — pamela1 (posted on July 24, 2002)

July 24, 2002
I have what looks like 4 mosquito bites (the 5th is inside the belly button). And they really blend in with a tan!
   — Cheri M.

July 24, 2002
five scars that can be covered by the first joint of my pinkie 6mo out and only 3 are visible
   — Robert L.

July 24, 2002
I have 7 small scars. 4 are just the size of an eraser and 3 are about 3/4 inch long. They are red in color but not bright red. I had my surgery on April 18, 2002. Good Luck to you. Cheryl
   — cdiss

July 24, 2002
I have a 1/2" on my far lower left, an almost invisible poke on the opposite side, a small poke about 3" under my left breast, and one opposite it where my drain was. I also have two small incisions about an inch on either side and just slightly above my belly button. A grand total of 3-1/2" incisions and 3 pokes. At 5 weeks, they are already fading nicely. I don't know how much it actually helped, but I put the Aloe Vesta ointment that I got in the hospital on my tummy daily after the first week. Dry skin is more apt to heal slowly and is more susceptible to infection if it cracks. Any medical professional will tell you that. Good Luck!
   — Tina B.

July 24, 2002
I have six scars from laproscopic RNY surgery. 4 of the scars are just below the rib cage. The ones on the far left and right are 1/3 of an inch long. The scar on the left of the median, just below the rib cage (in a line down from my left nipple) is one inch long. The scar to the right of the median (in a line down from my right nipple) and just below the rib cage is an inch and a half long. There is one scar an inch above my navel that is a half inch long and another half inch scar slightly above that and to the right. I am seven weeks out from surgery and so the scars are red. But I form a lot of scar tissue and that makes a big difference. Compared to an open RNY this is a cake walk. The scars are minimal and the recovery time is usually faster. It can be deceiving thou because the healing outside is quicker than the healing inside. So you have to baby yourself a bit. Good luck and don't worry. Tom
   — Thomas M.

July 24, 2002
I have to really hunt to find them... and I added three more with Gallbladder removal in '01- so now I think I have 8-10 of them. Needless to say, what scars? I have extremely pale skin and they're faded, and I forget I even have them. I see the scar on my leg (an old minor childhood fort injury) better than I can see them!
   — Karen R.

July 24, 2002
I'm 19 months post op and If I didn't know I had the surgery, I'd never see the scars. The have been virtually invisible since about 8 or 9 months post op. I really do forget exactly where they are and sometimes find myself looking all over for them! LOL!
   — Maria H.

July 25, 2002
Mine are super tiny, but visible. Unless I wear a 2 piece ('m too old for that!)no one will ever know, such a VERY SMALL price to pay to be healthy and look good!
   — Cindee A.