Biggest bummer of this surgery - you cant really date until you get the rods out

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Im 100% getting this done.  But this is probably my biggest disappointment of this surgery personally.  Rods wont come out until a year after the surgery minimum.  Can tack on several months after for the scars to not look terrible as well.  Many of us are getting this done in our early 30’s.  Seems to be a common age.  Hate that Ill be close to mid 30’s when this is over with.  If your’re completely comfortable with letting the person you date know about this procedure then good for you and it wont be an issue but I wont be.   Anyone else have this anxiety?

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And have like 6 new incision wounds? She would have to be oblivious.

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Have people in this forum never had a relationship with a woman before or just delusional?  Because it shows.  You go away for a week and come back with incision wounds and its going to be pretty obvious.  And no they're not going to be "better than the original surgery so nobody can see them" or something.  They just cut you open with a scalpel.  Unless you plan on dating a blind woman shes going to see that.

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Yeah I think the best option for me is 2 months after rods come out.  Probably 1.5 years after surgery.  I wouldnt want to date a girl and then break up with her over something like this.  Easier to just pick up life after.

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I heard revision surgery is pointless unless they really botched it.  If the scar is wide could be worth it though.

Other ideas: laser, scar cosmetic tatoos, needling, silicone sheets.

Interested what worked for other people on here.

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I think the idea is that you get a tattoo that matches your skin color.  Not a tattoo thats a design or something. The only downside I see here is that if you go in the sun its going to mismatch.