Following surgery, is the stimulator system visible?
Not really. There will be four small scars on the scalp that will usually be covered by the patient’s hair. The generators are placed under the skin just beneath the clavicle (collarbone) in the same region where a cardiac pacemaker is usually placed. There will be small scars in this region as well. These generators are less than a half-inch thick. Neither the generators nor the electrodes will be noticeable on most patients but the outline may be visible beneath the skin on very thin patients.
