VSG through belly button?

 When I met with my surgeon, he said that I have a small enough abdomen, that he could go through the belly button.  I'm only 5' so I assume because I'm short....

Has anyone else had this?

not VSG but I had my tubal ligation done that way.... sadly though now my abdomen now is bigger than 9 months pregnant so Id doubt it would be an option for me

I had mine done that way. I'm 5'4", though. I weighed 305 pre-op, and my stomach was huge LOL.

I had various incisions...4 actually...one in belly button...on on lower right side (big incision where stomach is pulled out) one under right breast and one under left breast...then on my right ribcage i had the drain hole

 This is called the spider system technique and is fairly new but suppose to be a lot easier for recovery... Heres a link I found for you http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&ved=0CFgQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wenatcheeworld.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2Faug%2F31%2Fsurgery-through-the-belly-button-new-weight-loss%2F&ei=iuo8UIycMOOU8AGh8oCIDA&usg=AFQjCNHwEnL4s2sR7JU12nwwUXmYMyQXaQ&sig2=bDy7hQvLwyLZiNrM_BDlYw

I was going to have this done. My surgeon is actually one of the pioneers of single incision. We were going to go with that but I later found out that the incision is pretty lengthy and takes several weeks longer to heal. After learning more about it I was willing to deal with 4 small incisions.

Wow. i have never heard of this. I am going to ask my surgeon about it.

I nada total of 4 incisions with one in my navel. Dr said that's also how he removed my stomach. I'm 4 months post op and you can't even see the incision.

I am 5' 7" and had SILS VSG (Single Incision) through the belly button (the SPIDER is just another type - many companies have systems for single incision). Healed fast/glued, and not terribly painful with a loose waist band for the first week post op. It was no larger than folks who have multiple sites because there is alway one larger anyway. The scar is complately hidden in my belly button.

It really is not directly related to your height, but the "sternum/belly button distance" as my surgeon explained it...generally easier to do on "lightweights".

 Thanks for your replies!  I had not heard of this before...and hope the recovery might be a little less painful as there is only ths one point of entry.  I will look at the link and read up on it.

So for those who had it done this way, did your belly button heal up well or is it bigger...notice any difference?