How long will caesarean section scar? The recovery time of caesarean section wound is 3-6 weeks. After about 2-3 weeks, the scar began to proliferate. At this time, it is locally red, purple and hard, protruding from the skin surface. Within 6 weeks after operation, the scar will obviously shrink and become shallow.
Under normal circumstances, abdominal epidermal wounds can be removed in 5-7 days, and no obvious pain will be felt in about 10 days. But it takes 3-6 weeks for the uterus to recover.
Generally, the wound of cesarean section will be a bright red scar for about half a year, which feels a little hard and itches when it rains on cloudy days. This is chronic inflammation in the process of wound healing.
After a year and a half, it will basically become a white soft scar. If mothers don't belong to scar constitution, they will recover well after operation, and they can hardly be seen.
(1) Don't expose the scab of the incision prematurely after operation.
Don't expose the scab of mothers' knives prematurely, otherwise it will take away the epidermal cells that are still in the repair stage, and even tear the dermal tissue, which will stimulate the itching of the wound, aggravate the wound and make the scar marks obvious. Make the scar more ugly.
(2) Be careful when applying some external medicine to relieve itching.
Mothers should not casually apply some drugs to avoid causing allergies. Especially for new mothers who are breastfeeding, improper drugs will affect the secretion of milk, thus endangering the baby's health.
(3) Keeping the wound clean and dry can effectively prevent infection and promote wound healing.
Mothers should always pay attention to and carefully care for scars: keep wounds and surrounding skin clean and fresh; Don't burn yourself with hot water when cleaning, and keep ventilation; Wipe sweat in time in summer to prevent sweat from irritating the wound: prevent the wound from freezing in winter and keep the blood circulation normal. Only in this way can the wound heal faster.
(4) Improve diet and eat more fruits and eggs.
Scar care should start from the details, not only from the external care, but also improve the diet appropriately. Eat more fruits, eggs, lean meat and other foods rich in vitamins C, E and amino acids. Help the wound heal. Don't eat spicy food such as pepper, onion and garlic. Guest easily stimulates pigmentation, leading to scar itching and pain.
How long can caesarean scar be repaired? After caesarean section, the pregnant woman will leave scars on her stomach, which will affect her appearance to some extent. We must pay attention to the nursing in daily life after operation, so as to promote the wound to heal as soon as possible and make the scar fade as soon as possible. Never let the wound be infected, otherwise it will have a serious impact on the health of the parturient.
So how long can caesarean scar recover? The recovery time of cesarean scar should be determined according to the physical condition of parturient. If the parturient has good physical fitness and the wound heals quickly, the stitches can be removed within 1 ~ 2 weeks. However, if the maternal body quality is poor, the wound will heal slowly. At this time, it is necessary to extend the suture removal time until the wound is completely healed. In this process, we should take corresponding nursing measures to keep local wounds clean, avoid bacterial growth and avoid knife-edge infection, which is not worth the candle.
After caesarean section, the parturient must not take it lightly. Usually, she should take anti-inflammatory drugs on time and in quantity according to the doctor's instructions to avoid knife infection. When choosing anti-inflammatory drugs, it is best to choose the second generation cephalosporin, which can not only achieve the effect of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, but also does not affect maternal breastfeeding. After recovery, pregnant women should go to the fields as soon as possible to avoid uterine adhesion, which is of great help to prevent gynecological diseases. In daily life, pregnant women should adjust their diet structure, give priority to light and supplement balanced nutrition, but never eat food that is too irritating, otherwise it will affect the recovery of scars.
In a word, the recovery of cesarean scar has a great relationship with the physical quality of parturient. If the maternal physical fitness is good, the scar recovery will be faster, and if the maternal physical fitness is poor, the recovery will be slower. During the period of scar recovery, two nursing measures must be taken to keep the wound clean, supplement balanced nutrition and make the wound heal as soon as possible.