Any woman who undergoes cesarean section would have either a vertical incision or horizontal incision on her belly. Like other operative scar, C section scar also takes sufficient time to heal. You need to strictly follow your doctor’s advice in not lifting weight and do vigorous exercise until the wound has completely healed. It takes enough time for you to get back to the previous position and you may need assistance from your relatives or family for taking care of home chores.
The surgical incision is always prone to infection and inflammation until it is healed totally. Before this time, you should not attempt to run or do exercise which would delay the scar in proper healing. You need to wash the scar daily in the shower without rubbing it. It is good to use antibacterial soap for some time and massage gently on the scar to remove any bacteria or debris on the surface.
Your doctor may ask you to apply the bandage on the C section scar for a week or even more depending on how it has healed. For the first week, you should repeat the dressing in the nearby clinic to facilitate proper healing of the scar. Sometimes, your doctor may prescribe antibacterial ointment to be applied before the dressing of the scar.
Be sure you are seeking immediate medical attention if your scar ooze out pus or develops swelling. This is certainly a rare phenomenon but it can form pus when it gets infected. After it gets completely healed, you can exfoliate the skin gently for removing the upper layer of the dead cells of the skin. Gradually the scar portion becomes less noticeable and mingles with the skin color.
Very often, the C section scar goes inside the undergarments since it is usually cut well below the abdominal area.
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