C Section Shelf

Feeling confident about your body after pregnancy can be a struggle especially with what s called a c section shelf or the skin that hangs over your c section scar.

C section shelf. A c shelf can differ from one woman to another with some moms having raised scars and puffy scar tissue and others with a low hanging belly shelf and a handful of lucky mothers emerge from surgery with barely scarring and no shelf. While the scar itself will diminish over time the shelf won t go away on its own. At bodify we have helped 100s of women minimize the bulk of their shelf and regain confidence.

This type of pouch is made up of excess fat and loose skin. One 12 years ago one 6 years ago and my last 3 years ago. The leftover tissue from your cesarean section may leave you feeling insecure.

I didn t know about the c section shelf thing until the other day and found your article when looking for more information online. This often looks less like a shelf and more like a small skin roll sitting on top of the c section scar. I m curious what your thoughts are on something though i ve had three c sections.

For mild to moderate skin laxity bodytite is again a very good option. In cases of severe laxity the excess skin can be removed using small extensions on either end of your c section scar. Oh how i hate it.

Coolsculpting can be the perfect solution to the c section shelf. Unless you re one of the lucky few who never developed a c section shelf you know exactly what i m talking about.