C Section Scar Vertical

This scar is the result of multiple c sections via cynthia lopez.

C section scar vertical. C sections are generally safe but unlike a vaginal delivery they involve a surgical procedure. My standard procedure was the horizontal skin and the horizontal uterine incision. Learn more about what causes the c section pooch here.

The previous scar will be excised while closing suturing the skin. We have a whole heap of information available for mums who have had c sections including when it s safe to resume exercise after a caesarian. After the abdominal incision the doctor will make an incision in your uterus.

There is no needed for the two to match. A vertical c section scar usually results from the surgeon s or doctor s decision to use the traditional vertical uterine incisions which is nowadays not commonly used. The good news is that c section scars are.

Even more some women s c section scars heal abnormally are red or raised cause fat accumulations above or below the scar line or show through their clothing. Hence you will have only 1 scar. The incision on the skin surface may be horizontal or vertical and the uterus can be incised either horizontally or vertically.

The scar stops them from sliding around like the rest of your skin. It is possible to do a horizontal c section this time but that will give two scars which will be unsightly. As a result the stretched out skin of your belly and the fat above it are more noticeable.

Low transverse incisions are the most common top left. The vertical incision usually extends from the belly button to the pubic area and is spared for emergency cases when the surgeon or doctor thinks that there is no time to perform the more intricate but more desirable horizontal incision. Some women end of up higher horizontal c section scars or in the case of an emergency c section a vertical scar that extends from below the belly button the to pubic area.