Swelling After C Section Around Incision

After the c section many women will experience swelling around the incision area or at the perineum.

Swelling after c section around incision. A c section incision is only 4 to 6 inches long and about 1 8 inch wide. Swelling is due to the fact that you re carrying about 50 more blood volume and fluids during pregnancy which don t just disappear after delivery. Swollen feet after c section can be minimized through proper c section home care.

As the incision site continues to heal your scar will more closely match your skin color and will narrow to about 1 16 inch wide. A postsurgical seroma is a chamber of fluid that develops underneath a surgical incision. Most mothers who deliver their baby by c section will experience postpartum edema or swelling.

My stomach is literally down to how it was before becoming pregnant but am worried this swelling won t go down. Seromas may develop after a surgical procedure most often at the site of the surgical incision or where tissue was. The pocket is full of clear or pale yellow serous fluid and as it swells on the skin s surface it will resemble a large cystic lump.

A seroma is a collection of fluid that builds up under the surface of your skin. The resultant swelling also stretches the skin especially at the incision s edges. It might be itchy while it s healing.

Swelling after c section is usually caused by excessive fluid and blood in the body. After a c section it is normal to experience some swelling redness and pain around the wound. However with wound infections these.

In some cases clear fluid may also seep out of the wound. Any redness more than 2 inches away from the incision edge is a cause for concern. But i do have swelling above the incision which i don t remember this the first time round.