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Covering C-section Cut
Hey, you want a scar, try a tummy tuck!! Makes a c-section scar look like nothing. ... I had a c-section 15 months ago. You can't even see the scar now. ...
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- Try Mederma. You can buy it at the pharmacy and it helps scars disappear. It works if you are consistant. I wouldn't advise a tatoo as what happens if you want anot...
- You could just wait it out. I had a c section 2 1/2 years ago and I can't see my scar at all anymore. I have even tried to stretch the skin to look for it and still ca...
- Mederma is supposed to help scars lighten, Vitamin E oil is helpful as well, it won't cover it, or make it "go away" but, it will make it lighter and less noticeable. ...
C-section
This is my 1st c-section so I wasn't sure. I've had other stomach surgeries ( appendix,gallbladder) none of those scars ever felt like this. ...
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- my scar was tender to pressure for probably a year afterward. it sounds normal, but you may want to just call your doctor to be sure. ~ t
- Hopefully this will make you feel a little better. I had a C-Section and yes I did feel a little pain for several months when I would lean on it. It definitely was n...
- Hi J.! Sorry for the problems that you are having from your c-section. I have had 2 c-sections now, and I did not experience any pain and/or pressure that far out. ...
Advice on Treatment of Keloid Scar from Cesarean
I had a large keloid scar from my first c-section, and my doctor was able to .... My C-section scars healed without keloids. I also had surgery on my elbow ...
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- Hi! I am not sure what a keloid scar is, but my cesarean scar had a thick lump on it that went away when I started eating chinese food herbs. If you are interested i...
- I scar the same way and have had several skin cancer spots, so I have a ton of them. What the docs do now that they know I form keloids is they inject the sucture spot...
- Hi N., I Keloid too. I had abdominal surgery at 19 and got a bikini cut scar that keloided. Many years later I had 2 C-sections. I have railroad tracks because the ...
C-section
Sep 9, 2009 ... Read all 15 responses: "I recently had a baby by c-section.What I have noticed is that when I lift ... c section scar · c section incision ...
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- I had that same problem and it ended up being an infection. they gave me medicine for it and it dried it up. its because of the incision and you are really not getting...
- I don't think I would play around with that. If I were you I would call the doctor. A smell on a wound might mean infection and that is a pretty sensitive area. I w...
- Smells are usually indiciative of infection...might want to call your doctor!
Does Anyone Still Have Pain and Numbness After Having C-section?
I don't remember how long that lasted, but it went about 2 inches above my scar. Mine hasn't bothered me for a while, but after my first c-section, ...
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- I had a emergency c-section without a surgical block 9 months ago. I had alot of pain for a couple of months. The pain is gone but I still have numbness. My best fr...
- I have had 3 C-sections and I still have pain and numbness. there is a spot on my lower belly that has absolutely lost all feeling. Since section number 1 you can pi...
- I did for a long time as well. I guess it must be normal.
C Section Mommies!
my name is J. and I am also a c-section mommy!!!! I know how you feel!!!! I still get sore where my scar is and the area is still somewhat numb around it ...
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- I agree that it could very possibly be scar tissue. A side note - I believe most doctors make the external cut for a c-section horizontally, but the internal incision...
- I have had three c-sections and never had anything like that. My last was born in Oct. 2007. Since then I have worked out HARD (I've lost 60 lbs.) and never had anythi...
- I haven't had a c-section, but I have had other major surgeries that ended up creating quite a bit of scar tissue in both the skin and muscles. Years later, I still ha...
Is Having Three Babies by C-section Safe?
My second was born 1 yr, 2 months later by c-section, which I chose because I was told that contractions could rupture the c-section scar. ...
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- I have no personal expereince with this as I had a vaginal birth, however, my mother had 3 children via C-section (she never had a vaginal birth) and ther only long te...
- I had a friend who had 4 c-sections. Although her doctor said that it was a good thing that she was getting her tubes tied. I think mostly because she was having suc...
- I just had my third c-section. It was fine. I had some concerns because my last one was a c-section with twins and my uterus was so thin and beat up from it but when...
Post C-section Questions
The changing table I use is at the height of my c-section scar. ..... My c section scar certainly doesn't hurt any more (3 years since my second child). ...
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- Hi S.. I had a c-section with my daughter who is now 7 years old. I too experienced tenderness at the incision sight for about a year. I wouldn't worry about it unl...
- I was amazed at how long I felt tender or even a weird sensation along that scar after my C-section. I was the same way...my first major surgery and returned to my pr...
- Hi S. ! My two children did the same thing !! What I did is changing my kids with their legs facing the other side. Instead of being in front of the changing table, I ...
Lamaze/Birthing Classes
The most serious risk of a VBAC is that a C-section scar could come open during . This is very rare, but when it does happen, it can be very serious for ...
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- Are you planning a home delivery or birthing center? Some hospitals don't "allow" VBACs anymore due to complications so be sure to look into that.
- Are you at a birthing center or hospital? Either one could send you to their associated childbirth classes. The information is all the same for a first time vaginal bi...
- I don't know about birth classes, but you should most definitely read Spirtual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin for some heartwarming stories of intervention free birth. Ha...
C-section Recovery
I thought this may have been the cause but I have heard from others that they too have tenderness near their c-section scar. ...
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- I also delivered my daughter via c-section, but 10 months ago, and still have tenderness- especially when she kicks me there while nursing! At 20 months if you're sti...
- Hi K., I am a chiropractor in scottsdale and have worked with many women pre and postnatally. Like some of the other women were saying, adhesive scarring can occur...
- K., I have had a C-section and I'm a certified childbirth educator and doula. Since this has been 20 months and this is not a recent incision, you are probably havi...
