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There is nothing they can do either with the stent or dye to keep scar tissue from forming. This is something that happens over days/weeks/months after surgery. HTH.
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Lisa thank you so much for your reply. There have been so many talking and asking about this.
For me going to Dr.B was better because of how he did things and not useing Dye. I have to watch everything I put on my body. If I wear some make-ups I puff all up so I loved the thought of my dye at the time of surgery. I have to say even though I have not gotten a BFP I am so happy with the surgery because of the changes from PTLS.
Due to possible problems that can occur with dye injection (hydrotubation), the use of this technique is not always an accurate indicator regarding whether the tubes are open or not and may leave a question regarding whether there is tubal patency after surgery. The stent technique is the better approach in our opinion to avoid any doubt. Another advantage of the using a stent during the operation is that it is sterile, while injecting dye solution through the cervix into the uterus and tubes may carry bacteria into the fallopian tubes. The stent does not damage the tubes, and it ensures that they are open so a dye test is not necessary. You can see how this looks on our website at http://www.tubal-reversal.net/tubal_anastomosis_implantation.htm . There is an illustration showing the placement of the stent. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith sew the muscular and outer serosal layers together but not the inner endothelial layer as this may increase the risk of scar formation within the tubal lumen, which could increase the risk of an ectopic pregnancy. I hope this helps.
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I have been reading a lot of information and wonder why some places talk about having a dye test and sewing all of the parts of the tube. What does this mean? Is one better than an other.
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