are staples always used?

mdrswedding · September 2011

Just wondering for those who have had a c/s.......did you just get stitches or did you also get staples? Is it just doc preference? I have never had staples and not sure what to expect.

kcvasquez · September 2011

Yep, what PP said, it depends on your doctor. I had stitches but I have had plenty of friend who delivered via c-section with a different doctor at the same hospital and they all had staples.

MrsOlson · September 2011

I requested stitches with both of mine and will do the same this time.

katie4253 · September 2011

I had stitches and glue.

pepomntpat · September 2011

I had glue.

magdalina.h · September 2011

I had stitches both times

desertlady86 · September 2011

No staples here! I was stitched on the inside and glued on the outside.

Jennairess · September 2011

I had stitches, in fact got them removed today Smile

all depends on the doc, all my friends who have had csections all had staples and were shocked to hear I had stitches

azzyberry · September 2011

It's two things - what the hospital is equipped for and doc preference.

With my 1st, I had dissolvable stitches on the inside and they used the dermabond glue on the outside. It was fantastic. I didn't have to worry about having staples removed or starry strips.

I had my 2nd at a different hospital because we have since moved to another state. This hospital did not even have the glue as an option as they didn't carry it - at least not in the maternity ward/OR's. My options were staples or stitches - I chose staples at my doc's rec because she said they gave better results in terms of scarring, etc.

Holly520 · September 2011

I had stitches on the inside, staples on the outside. The day I went home, they took out my staples and put steri-strips.

iris427 · September 2011

Are you asking about the skin closure? I had Dermabond, which is basically medical superglue.

ejagk · September 2011

I had internal stitches, then staples on the outside incision. They were relatively painless to remove and I never really felt them.

bulbasaur359 · September 2011

Luckily staples aren't the only option. I was closed up with dis-solvable stitches inside and the glue on the outside. I was surprised that my incision didn't even have anything on it. No strips no bandage nothing. My friend had a section the month prior to mine and she had staples. Her recovery was longer than mine was. I don't know if that was just bad luck on her part or not though.

MeghanF13 · September 2011

I was given the choice. The nurse recommended stitches because then I didn't have to have them removed. I went with stitches. Most of my friends that had c/s had staples.

Stick Around · September 2011

I had staples. THis awesome pic was from the hospital the day after my c-section. They took the staples out right before I went home and put steri strips on.

MDmama519 · September 2011

I had stitches last time. I hope to have them again. Staples freak me out for some reason!

goldenleaves · September 2011

I had staples, which freaked me out at first. A nurse came to my house to remove them when LO was about a week old. It was no big deal!

akayf · September 2011

My dr glued me back together. Everyone in the hospital kept admiring her work(I had a lot of complications and was in the hospital for nearly a month so a lot of nurses and drs saw me)

J+MS · September 2011

Dermabond. It was fantastic.

RoxBride · September 2011

Staples. They worked beautifully for me. It was really no big deal. They removed them (with a stapler remover that looked like it came from Office Depot!) right before I left the hospital and put on steri strips, which gradually fell off over 10 days or do.

Never hurt, itched or anything. My recovery was easy and my scar looks fantastic.

magdalina.h · September 2011

My dr uses stitches

kle0113 · September 2011

Like people have said - It depends on your Dr. Mine did dissovable stiches.

Heather16578 · September 2011

Holly520:
I had stitches on the inside, staples on the outside. The day I went home, they took out my staples and put steri-strips.

Same here. I was so freaked out when I got the staples but you know I felt they gave me more support after the c/s and they came out like a breeze. I was so nervous I asked for extra pain killers for the removal because Hello your coming at me with a staple remover?? But honestly didnt feel a thing I felt so silly that I was so scared.

Dreamofmusic768 · September 2011

I had staples with my first, but this time my OB is going to use stitches. The research data she has been reading indicates an increase in infection when staples are used in abdominal procedures. So in an effort to reduce my chance of infection we have decided stitches over staples this time around.

Jen&Peter · September 2011

I have had 3 scheduled c-sections with 3 different doctors in the same practice.

I had staples with DS1 and DS2. Totally doctor's preference and in my opinion the doctor's laziness!!! I had stiches with DS3 and they were soooooo much better!!!!

Mrs_MBed · September 2011

desertlady86:
No staples here! I was stitched on the inside and glued on the outside.

This. Mine were done by two different doctors in different states. I am going to be requesting it be done again by this doctor.

girllennon · September 2011

Holly520:
I had stitches on the inside, staples on the outside. The day I went home, they took out my staples and put steri-strips.

This.

ChiTown Bridget · September 2011

I think it is the doctor's preference. I had dissolving stiches. So, I never had to worry about having to get staples or stiches removed. It was great

Alex26 · September 2011

I guess my OBGYN must have used glue or something, because I only had steri strips on the outside. I probably had stitches on the inside, but I never really asked.

Jessicaanne_1@yahoo.com · September 2011

Staples the first time, glue the second time.

canthardlywait426 · September 2011

katie4253:
I had stitches and glue.

Same here. My stitches were internal, glue on the outside.

kjj834 · September 2011

I had dermabond outside and dissolvable stitches on the inside. It was really easy because I didn't have to worry about steri strips or having anything removed.

robynlynn83 · September 2011

I had stitches with my first two, staples with #3. My third, I was told, staples were used because I had had three sections within 3.5 years and I needed the extra strength of the staples. I also had to have them for 3.5 weeks. I have no idea what they will do this time around.

MamatoJackson · September 2011

I had glue the first time and staples the second. It's just what the surgeon prefers. I was nervous about staples, for some reason, but there was no difference in recovery and removal was painless.

manda26 · September 2011

I have internal stitches right now. Honestly, you can't even see where the incision was made! It's amazing! Although when I asked how it would be closed the Dr joked he was going to get his sons stapler - he is friends of the family so joking like this from him is normal!

Quiksilver620 · September 2011

I had stitches on the inside, staples on the outside, but my staples couldn't come out for 7 - 10 days. They SUCKED to sleep with!!

hopkins5 · September 2011

Doctor's choice. I had internal stitches.

mdotm0904 · September 2011

Doctor preference. I had staples. My best friend had a baby 2wks before me and had the dissolvable stitches. Not that I have anything to compare it to but I didn't think the staples were that bad & it didn't even hurt when I had to get them taken out a week later. Went for an incision check today & I'm completely closed up lol

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