I had the right side repaired last spring. It's amazing how small the scar is. I's only about 2'' long and barely visible now. Of course it's below the bikini line and that's a good thing too. I spent the first week mostly in bed in my nighties. Wasn't allowed to lift anything over a couple of pounds, so it got me out of a lot of house work too... Like taking out the trash. My landlady helped a lot and so did a neighbor. It was worth it not to have one of the boys MIA. Tee-He-He.