Staples, Stitches or Glue?

[pottergirl 0]

I was glued....and the incisions look great 3 weeks post-op. The residue left on my skin around the incisions is taking a while to go away, but I'm going home today and trying the nail polish remover - thanks for posting that!!!

[Suzdavis 0]

I didn't think to ask before hand either. Sorry about your problems Kage and Moonbeam. Hope everything heals good with them...I am two weeks out and my glue is only off on the small incision. I can't bring myself to go ahead and pull the others off. I think they will fall off on their on. I'm not a picker so I'll leave them alone....

[moonbeam 1]

I feel so ripped off, these staples were not necessary it sounds like, so i wonder why the surgeons used them.

P.S yay for those of you who don't have any problems and are happy with the results!

[Buttsy84 0]

I had staples with my surgery. I believe I asked before hand though and I remember hearing info about dissolvable stitches. In addition to my doctor, there is another lap-band doctor in the same office. After realizing I was stapled, I learned that my doctor only uses staples, and the other doctor uses the steri-strips? Don't know why such a difference. You would think they would collaborate better and use one method of doing things. It sounded like they both had different post-op diets too. Who knows....

[Donnainva 0]

As a person who cross-stiches, I wonder if I would take that skill into surgery with me if I were a doctor.

Just a thought......