So, I've noticed that a lot of people have decent scarring going down their stomach from their colonoscopies. But those people who have the nicer scarring had staples or stitches, which upsets me a bit because my surgeon did not stitch me or staple me, but decided to do a wound vac instead to wet-to-dry dressing, but I'm terrified that my scar is going to be ugly. I already see that my belly button is not going to be directly in the center of my body anymore and that is very alarming to me. I'm not a happy camper at all. Was wondering if anyone else had a wound vac-only healing process and would love it if you could share a pic to reassure me that it will turn out okay.
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