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C-sec scar question...

KatietwinKatietwin member
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I know I'm not supposed to care much b/c I have a beautiful, healthy baby now - but the steri strips just came off yesterday, and my scar/incision line is totally crooked - plus, one side is all raised and knotty/ropey, while the other is perfectly flat and smooth. ?Why the difference, and did anyone have any success with using any OTC scar -treatment products to minimize theirs?

I'm not so concerned about the discoloration - I know that will fade, and it's low- so no one would see it.. But I hate the fact that one half of my scar is raised, and a fat lump of skin hangs over it, where the other side is perfectly neat and flat, the way I want the rest to look. ?The raised side also gets more sore, and painful. ?I am also just really annoyed that it's so damn crooked - my Ob must not have done a great job of eye-balling the straight line when she went to cut. ? I feel like Frankenstein. ?:(

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Re: C-sec scar question...

  • DavezWifeDavezWife member

    they look HORRIBLE at first  - don't worry, they WILL get better. If you have open oozing skin that does not seem to be healing together, have a doc look at it, otherwise I LOVE to put vit E oil on my scars. feels good, stops the healing itch, and helps minimize scars. It takes quite a while for it to go away (as any big scar does) but it will get much much smaller.

    Scary though, huh?

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  • laura&dan05laura&dan05 member
    I think the lumpy/puffy skin will eventually flatten out and look like the other side.  My whole incision looked like that for a long time and it still isn't totally flat.  I haven't tried any OTC scar stuff yet but I've been meaning to pick up some Mederma.  The good news is that the only people that will see the scar are you and your DH and I'm sure it doesn't bother him one bit!  Mine really bothered me at first but as time passes and the scar is healing it bothers me less and less.  It's still small enough and low enough that I can wear a bikini so I can't complain.

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  • firegirl_05firegirl_05 member
    Mine is weird on one side b/c I had a staple or two twist. My tattoo also didn't hold up. It is not even close to matching up.
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