Contents:
- Medical Video: Incision Care Discharge Instructions
- Signs of a caesarean suture have healed
- Caesarean scar can get an infection
- How to treat a caesarean suture?
Medical Video: Incision Care Discharge Instructions
Caesarean section leaves longer pain and caesarean sutures in your body. So, after having a caesarean section you must take good care of yourself to speed up recovery. False in treating your scars, this can cause infection. Conversely, good treatment can make caesarean sutures heal faster. How has the caesarean suture recovered?
Signs of a caesarean suture have healed
Giving birth by caesarean section will leave a scar on your body. At first, this might make you feel uncomfortable because it will hurt and can interfere with your daily activities. However, the longer the caesarean suture will dry out and heal if treated properly.
After giving birth, caesarean sutures will appear swollen, the skin will appear, and will be darker than the surrounding skin. At this time, you should treat the caesarean wound well, keep it clean, and do not let it become moist.
Initially, caesarean sutures usually have a length of about 10-15 cm with a width of 0.3 cm. However, over time this caesarean suture will shrink within 6 weeks after surgery. The color of the former stitch will also be like your skin color again. This is a sign that the caesarean suture has healed.
During this healing process, you may feel itching. This is a normal thing. Itching arises because the nerves in the area of the former stitch are disrupted. It's best not to scratch your wound when itching, this can actually make it worse. To soothe your itchy skin, you should apply an itch reliever cream around the scar. Or, you can also compress the itchy area with ice cubes wrapped in a thin towel for 5-10 minutes.
Caesarean scar can get an infection
Be careful, if you don't treat your caesarean sutures properly, this can cause you to get an infection. Infection can occur due to the presence of bacteria that grows on the stitch marks. Generally, infections in caesarean sutures are rare. However, the risk of infection is high in women who have diabetes, autoimmune diseases, high blood pressure, or who have pregnancy complications.
If you experience signs of infection as below, you should consult your doctor immediately.
- The stitch marks do not change color, redden, swell, or emit pus
- You have a fever of more than 38 degrees Celsius
- You feel pain around the stitch marks
How to treat a caesarean suture?
Some things you can do to speed up the healing of your caesarean scar, namely:
- Keep the wound clean. It doesn't matter if your wounds get water and soap when bathing, the most important thing is to immediately dry the wound with a clean towel If the wound is still bandaged, replace the bandage regularly.
- Let your wound be exposed to air, this is to prevent the wound area from becoming moist. Air can also speed up healing of your wounds.
- Check your caesarean suture to the doctor regularly to see the progress of the healing.
- Get enough rest and drink plenty of fluids to speed up your body's recovery after a caesarean section.
- Keep moving to keep your blood circulation running smoothly. However, avoid bending, rotating your body, or making sudden movements. Also avoid lifting something heavy.
