A Couple of Questions...

[whatajinx]

I am getting banded on March 2nd, and had a couple of questions:

1. What kind of stiches are used for your incisions? Are they the dissolve kind, or would I need to have them taken out?

2. Did you contact the fill center yourself or will OCC help you locate and contact the closest Fill Center USA? Or can OCC let us know of any doctors close by that would fill/treat me?

Thanks for any help

-whatajinx-

[Clynn]

1) They don't use stitches at all. They actually use glue (Elmer's I think - just kidding) which will dissolve on its own. My incisions stung a little when the glue started to dissolve so I put a band-aid over them to hold the skin still until I healed a bit more.

2) I've never asked, but I'm sure between them and the forum here you could get a few names. What city are you looking for?

[whatajinx]

1) They don't use stitches at all. They actually use glue (Elmer's I think - just kidding) which will dissolve on its own. My incisions stung a little when the glue started to dissolve so I put a band-aid over them to hold the skin still until I healed a bit more.

2) I've never asked, but I'm sure between them and the forum here you could get a few names. What city are you looking for?

Thanks so much for the reply Clynn!

I was looking for something close to the Pittsburgh, PA area. When looking on the Fill Centers USA site, the closest fill center is in New Jersey. Which really isn't *that* far, but it would be nice to be a few hours closer

[Clynn]

I don't know the Pittsburgh area at all so I can't help you there, but if you look for a support group or another lap-band surgery center around there you can probably ask some questions and get a referral on who locally can do fills.

[whatajinx]

Again, thanks for the help CLynn