How to care for the incision after a cesarean section?

In recent years, the incidence of cesarean section has been increasing. Cesarean section is usually used as the main intervention method, but the wound of cesarean section is usually large, which fully destroys the skin and mucous membrane. Clinically, cesarean section is regarded as a type II wound, but poor wound healing will also cause complications. Poor healing of the incision can increase the suffering of the patient and increase the economic burden of the patient to a certain extent. Therefore, how to take good care of the postoperative wound is extremely important. Please follow me to take a look.

How long does it take to recover from a cesarean section?

It takes about 5-7 days for the general superficial wound to heal, and then the stitches are removed, and there will be no obvious pain in about ten days. However, it takes about 4-4 days for the internal wound to fully recover. 6 weeks To fully restore health, it will take a long period of recuperation, even as long as two years or more.

Why is it difficult to recover from cesarean section?

There will be a long wound after the cesarean section. The longer the surgical wound is, the greater the tension will be on both sides, the lower its ability to heal itself, the slower the wound will grow, and it will take a long time to fully recover.

Cesarean section wounds are relatively deep. During a cesarean section, the doctor makes a deep incision in the lower abdomen and removes the fetus from there. Moreover, the wound has to peel off a full 7 layers of skin and flesh tissue from the skin to the uterus in order to successfully remove the fetus. After taking out the fetus, the doctor will suture the 7 layers of tissue layer by layer. Since each layer of wound growth and healing requires different nutrition and time, insufficient recovery of any layer of tissue may cause permanent damage. sequelae, and long-term wound itching, but also accompanied by back pain.

Pregnant women have poor self-recovery ability after surgery. Pregnant women undergoing cesarean section and those undergoing general surgery have completely different recovery abilities. The mother is pregnant in October, and her physical energy has been exhausted, and giving birth to live is the most exhausting thing. Since the whole pregnancy is delivering nutrition to the fetus, the fetus suddenly leaves the mother, and the nutritional structure of the mother will collapse, and the body will be completely out of balance If the care is not good, there may be postpartum hair loss, bone pain, edema, etc., not to mention the trauma caused by the operation. Of course, the recovery period will be slower.

with a lot of scars, the constitution will continue to grow hyperplasia during the wound recovery period, and the degree of wound recovery on the seven levels is not the same. During the period, friction and adhesion will also occur, coupled with repeated inflammation and pus, so that the scar spreads again and again, and it takes up to 2 years for the wounds of most parturients to fully recover, and some even take up to 5 years, and the wounds will also proliferate and spread.

How to take care of it?

Silicone Foam Dressing :

After the operation, the doctor will put Silicone Foam Dressing on the wound. The foam dressing can absorb a large amount of exudate, it can prevent the wound from being wet, and the silicone gel is very gentle and will not cause secondary wound adhesion.

Insist on massaging the wound for 3-5 minutes every day :

Continuous massage can enhance the elasticity of the skin, but it needs to be done every day.

Using Silicone Scar Dressing :

According to your own situation, you can use silicone gel products to help promote scar healing under the advice of your doctor. The main scar reduction mechanism of silicone scar stickers is that high-purity medical silicone components inhibit the proliferation of fibroblasts and capillaries, thereby preventing the fading of scar color.

Avoid exposing the wound to strong light :

Avoid exposing the wound to the outside, especially in the sun, to reduce the formation of melanin.

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Editor: kiki Jia

Date: May 20, 2023