I had dissolvable stitches and my scar is barely noticeable, can hardly see it, it's so thin and has faded really well. I remember lying there while the OB was sewing me up and she was telling everyone in the room how she learnt the technique from a cosmetic surgeon in the UK, apparently she uses a special needle that cosmetic surgeons use to minimise scarring! Well, it's worked for me so I won't knock her methods lol