Caesarean section incision hyperplasia picture

Scar tissue has varying degrees of active symptoms, which are more pronounced in hypertrophic scars. These symptoms include itching, stinging or burning pain, irritability or local hypersensitivity, and some patients have significant tenderness. Scars around body joints can affect body activities and cause joint movement disorders; large-scale scars can cause skin loss and excessive sweating, etc.

Scar pathology: In the early stage of scar tissue formation, fibroblast proliferation and capillary dilation are the main signs. When the proliferation is very intense, the scar tissue appears red and thickened, with a significant capillary network under the scar epidermis. The surface of the scar is covered by a layer of shrunken squamous epithelial cells, while the bottom layer has fewer fibroblasts and a large amount of connective tissue proliferation, with extreme vascular activity, capillary dilation and inflammatory cell infiltration. Although cesarean section can help pregnant women give birth successfully, it will also leave wounds on them. For most women who have undergone cesarean section, the wound will enter a hyperplasia phase two weeks after delivery, and symptoms such as local hardening, redness, itching, and scar protrusions or indentations on the skin surface will occur. For this kind of situation, the patient needs to alleviate the symptoms by reducing irritation to the scar and eating more foods that promote skin repair.

What to do if the cesarean section incision is enlarged

The wound hyperplasia period generally occurs between the second and third weeks after a woman's cesarean section. The duration of the hyperplasia period may vary depending on the pregnant woman's physical condition. After the hyperplasia, the affected area of ​​women will have hardening, redness, itching, pain, wrinkles, and other protrusions or indentations and scars on the skin. If the patient takes irritating food at this stage, it will aggravate the symptoms of the affected area. In the face of this situation, pregnant women must take care measures to alleviate skin discomfort symptoms.

1. Reduce wound irritation. After the wound enters the hyperplasia stage, pregnant women must be careful not to irritate the wound, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of the affected area. In general, pregnant women should be careful to avoid irritating the affected area with heat sources, rough clothes and objects containing chemicals. They should also avoid scratching the affected area vigorously, so as to reduce the possibility of local damage to the wound and prevent infection in the wound.

2. Pay attention to your diet. After the wound enters hyperplasia, pregnant women should first ensure abstention from food and avoid eating foods that aggravate skin symptoms. Secondly, eat more foods that are beneficial to skin repair. Our common skin and meat, fresh fruits, foods containing carbohydrates, lean meat, etc. can promote skin repair and reduce the probability of problems at the wound.