I had cervical spinal fusion surgery and the scar (on the front of my neck) is almost unnoticeable. I asked the surgeon about this and he told he, "Many surgeons try to make a small incision, but the problem is you end up stretching the wound during surgery. I make a large incision and there's plenty of room. It's the constant stretching that screws up the wound."
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I had cervical spinal fusion surgery and the scar (on the front of my neck) is almost unnoticeable. I asked the surgeon about this and he told he, "Many surgeons try to make a small incision, but the problem is you end up stretching the wound during surgery. I make a large incision and there's plenty of room. It's the constant stretching that screws up the wound."