There was a discussion about tissue damage in proportion to the length of time the tissue was exposed to atmospheric oxygen, in another words, how long the procedure took. My lack of pain...none and no pain medication post op needed or asked for..might have been the results of my very short operation duration. If internal tissue is not "designed" to be exposed to oxygen, it might be that subcutous scaring is also influenced by the same issue. In addition to no pain, my scare was red for about 4 days after my discharge from the hospital(13 days post op) and has essentially disappeared from notice except when the light is at such an angle as to highlight the slight depression. In fact I had forgotten about it...since the op in June..until a little over a week ago when a skinny dipping partner I met on a high mountain trail noticed it and asked. At first it did not dawn on my what she was talking about, I had forgotten about the operation or incision. My GF was quite surprised to see such a minor scar and was concerned that it would be massive before she saw it.
Regarding the original post, about MIS Resurfacing, is interesting. I suggested it to my OS because I read reports about it having a lot of benefits. He responded with the suggestion I seek out other surgeons because he could not recommend it because.....just then he pulled out a massive folder out of his drawer that contained longer term studies on it published in German, Italian, English and Russian language medical journals and then proceeded to put enough doubt in my mind that I never brought it up again. As it turned out, my experience was great, pain-free, fast recovery, great care, and dirt cheap...$5800 including the Swiss made prosthetic. I was quoted $90,000 for doing it in California.
So based on these connections to procedure length, it might be wise to choose the technique that is fastest if all other variables are the same.
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