Should the abscess on the episiotomy be squeezed out?

When many women give birth, if the natural birth is not successful, the doctor will make an episiotomy at the vaginal opening of the woman to avoid large-scale tearing of the vagina. The episiotomy wound is difficult to repair, which has become a major problem for many women who choose natural birth. If the wound of the episiotomy becomes purulent, will the pus in the wound be absorbed by itself? Should the pus in the episiotomy wound be scratched?

Should the pustules on the episiotomy wound be picked?

There is no need to squeeze the pustules on the episiotomy wound. If it is a pustule and not a polyp, you need to go to the hospital for disinfection and debridement. Only after the stale tissue and the knots that cannot be absorbed by the body are removed, can the wound heal quickly.

Squeezing the pustules on the wound yourself is also for fear of spreading the inflammation and aggravating it. Pustules are usually infected, so they must be thoroughly disinfected and sterilized. Only after the wound is properly treated can you go home for a bath or acupuncture treatment to heal the wound.

Although surgical sutures are absorbable sutures, there are some people who cannot absorb them and they must be removed as foreign bodies.

1. The wound of episiotomy is more complicated and can be repaired more easily than ordinary knife wounds under normal circumstances. Because the episiotomy wound is considered to have cut through three layers of skin at the vulva, it is also necessary to suture three layers before the vulva can be repaired smoothly. Therefore, it is considered to be a deep wound. Once a deep wound becomes purulent, the possibility of it being absorbed by itself is very small, unless the purulent point is a small pus head.

2. If a woman's episiotomy wound is not properly cared for, it will become festered. When it becomes festered, women will often feel unbearable pain, and will also have fever or other serious reactions due to inflammation of the wound on the body. Therefore, it must not be ignored. Once festered, it must be treated with medication under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Although the human body has a strong healing function, sometimes even if some pus appears on the body, it will be absorbed automatically. However, the concentration of the episiotomy wound in the vagina will be different. Because the episiotomy wound in the vagina is usually kept moist. If it cannot be kept dry, the pus in the episiotomy wound in the vagina is more difficult to heal. Therefore, it is best to take medicine as soon as possible to prevent the condition from getting worse.

The episiotomy wound must be carefully cared for. Shortly after delivery, the episiotomy wound needs to be kept comfortable. Because bleeding will almost always continue during the confinement period after delivery, potassium permanganate solution can be used to clean the wound every time, and a hair dryer can be used to dry the wound to keep the wound as comfortable as possible and avoid the formation of pus. If the wound becomes festered, it must be properly treated without delay or waiting, so as to avoid making the wound more serious and affecting breastfeeding.