About C section Scar
Some women may do to emergency or elect to have their birth surgically. This is called a Caesarian Section or most often referred to as a C-section. In this surgical procedure one or more incisions are made through a mother’s abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. This will leave a surgical scar that many woman wish to have revised after the decision not to have any more children. In emergencies often the scar is longitudinal running from just below the naval to the lower abdomen. In elective C section more often the scar is latitudinal just above the pubic bone on the lower abdomen.
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About C section Scars
- This Cesarean section scar involves a midline longitudinal incision which allows a larger space to deliver the baby. It is not often performed today.
- The lower uterine segment section is the procedure most commonly used today; it involves a transverse cut just above the edge of the bladder and results in less blood loss and is easier to repair.
- An emergency Cesarean section is a Cesarean performed once labour has commenced.
- A crash Cesarean section is a Cesarean performed in an obstetric emergency, where complications of pregnancy onset suddenly during the process of labour, and swift action is required to prevent the deaths of mother, the child or both.
- A Cesarean hysterectomy consists of a Cesarean section followed by the removal of the uterus. This may be done in cases of intractable bleeding or when the placenta cannot be separated from the uterus.
- A repeat Cesarean section is done when a patient had a previous Cesarean section. Typically it is performed through the old scar.
Regardless of the type of C section performed and the resulting scar they can be treated in a similar way. Tummy tucks are often used to revise or obscure a C-section scar.