@hopeful33250 - Thank you, Teresa. I meant to post an update sooner. All went well. The third photo is the last incision, where they went in to pull down the wires attached to the electrodes in his brain, through his neck, around to the battery pack they implanted under his collarbone. He was under general anesthesia for this procedure - done as outpatient surgery. There are 17 staples holding the incision closed. The first 2 incisions - through his skull - are barely visible now. Although these photos look (to me, anyway) significantly disruptive, they don't seem to bother Walt. Right now Walt is down in his shop doing metal work for the holiday gifts he is making this year. His appointments for programming and activating the electrodes in his brain are set for 12/17 and 12/19 at Mayo. A little side note - his gifts to family and friends this year are identical home decor items. He is cutting letters from metal and welding them together to say:"HOPE."