Keloid After C Section
Some women who have had a cesarean section c section or hysterectomy get keloids after the surgery.
Keloid after c section. After she gave birth to her baby girl she developed a keloid over her c section scarring site. Ask your ob about injecting you with kenalog after the c section this does not make the keloid disappear altogether but significantly reduces it so it isn t too noticeable. Wearing tightly braided hair causes keloids in a few people.
Keloids can develop after any surgery including c sections or trauma to the skin including injuries tattoos and piercings. Should a keloid begin to develop in the weeks or months following your cesarean ask for a referral to a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Main outcomes are 1 keloid formation after caesarean section and 2 changes in the appearance and specification of the keloid scar after the intervention.
But a keloid is an over growth of scar tissue. Getting the steriods injected in the best way to lower the scar and remove the pain. During an extremely vulnerable and transparent moment on sunday night s episode the peach adjacent.
A scar revision may help if your c section scar is wide or has thickened if you ve formed a keloid or hypertrophic scar or if you simply don t like it and want something less noticeable. With a combination of the v beam laser and intralesional cortisone injections you can treat both the raised scar and the redness. Well keloids run in my family really bad.
And i also had a c section. She used staples to close me up and the outer edges of my scar look fine but the middle inch of it formed a keloid which caused me a lot of pain and discomfort over the past 2 years. Alternative treatments and methods are available for minimizing keloid scars and your plastic surgeon can discuss all available options with you.
The injections are painful. Asians and african americans are more prone to having keloids after a deep cut or surgical procedures. I had a c section at 2 am after 40 hours of labor with ds1 and got whatever doctor was on call.