I had the g tube which was long and stuck out like a sore thumb when I would wear my shirts and I hated to tuck the tail in or tape it up because of the bulge. My youngest was always fascinated with it and she eventually tugged hard enough one day, that my stitches came out. The tube ended up leaking and I had the opportunity to get it switched to a Mic-Key button.

I loved my mic-key button so much more because it was very flush with my skin and I didn;t have to worry about having a long tail hanging down. I did have to put a dressing underneath because of the oozing.

One thing is you have to make sure you have the correct trac from your previous g tube, mickey buttons apparently are mostly used in children, I barely got one by the skin of my teeth. If you like to puree your own food then I would ask about the size, for some reason MDA only had tiny ones so feeding was a little bit slower.

I was told that the buttons only last for about 6 months, maybe you can stretch it to 9.

I never had any problems with it and would recommend it! I loved the fact that I could swim with it!!!! I would just put a large waterproof bandaid on it and go swimming, even though the GI dr said I didn't have to cover it, I still did--just in case!lol