I'm gonna take question number 8.
I had open RNY surgery and I have a 3 1/2" scar. I'll include a picture below from about 4 weeks after surgery. It's a little pinker now and about 1/4 cm wide and healing nicely.
I have to tell you though, it does not bother me at all. As bad as I've felt about my body and the way it's looked for years, the scar is nothing. It's a Badge of Honor as far as I'm concerned and when I first posted a picture of it on the forum, someone told me that it was hot, and that girls liked guys with scars. I don't remember who said it, but I remember how it made me feel. When I go to the pool next summer, I've gotta story to tell--I'm interesting beyond my fat rolls. I don't have to tell all my secrets, but it's nice to look like I've got some.
You'll be fine. A friend who had her surgery done laproscopically has just tiny little dots as scars--that could pass for moles--so you may have even less to worry about!
Take care, and good luck!
-Mike
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