After Pregnancy, your abdomen has just undergone tremendous change and it needs all the support it can get. Massaging your c-section scar for even a few minutes a day can have a huge benefit.
As you heal, your skin and scar will change, and the feelings around your scar will shift. Many women say they feel afraid to touch their scar and that it feels numb. In fact touching your abdomen after the surgery will help speed healing and reduce the size, feel and look of your scar. Because massaging stimulates the nerve endings it will bring back the feelings and the numbness will disappear.
Massaging your c-section scar can also help avoid incontinence as well as reduce pain. Massaging your scar helps it to heal faster, and because it softens the scar tissue to create a flat smooth scar. Massaging your c-section incision helps organize the scar tissue because regular massage provides compression which increases circulation and connection, stimulating the healing process. Self massage of your healing scar reduces the potential for c-section scar adhesions, so consistent touch and massage will help the look and feel of your scar, as well as promote circulation and awareness.
When you avoid touching your incision the tissue can end up being lumpy and discolored. If you feel lumps, chords, numb areas, and have bladder issues, then adhesions may be forming, through the disorganized scar tissue. Tissue fibers a like little pick up sticks, they need to be rolled and organized to optimize cohesion and healing. Consistent massage and dry skin brushing for as little as 2-5 minutes a day will make a big difference in your healing. Massage gently and always hold below your scar to avoid it opening.
The actual scar is much deeper than what you can see, so massage is key, and the longer you massage, the softer the scar and the deeper you can penetrate the abdomen to organize and help deeper levels internally. If you keloid easily, purchase silica strips or gel to aid in discoloration and scar texture on the surface
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Very well written article. It will be useful to everyone who uses it, as well as yours truly
. Keep up the good work – looking forward to more posts.
OMG! I never knew, my scar has been numb for 3 years now and honestly I hate touching it. Is there anything I can do after all this time?
thanks
Kathy
Hi Kathy
Thanks for your comment and Yes you can still work on your scar. It will take longer of course, but if you are diligent and spend just a few minutes every day(ish) you will see improvement in the appearance and feeling of your scar.
23 years ago I had an emergency C-section. Months later I started having knife like pains in my abdomen, low, and deep. My ob-gyn shrugged her shoulders when I asked what it was. No one told me about massage. 23 years of growing pain and deep scar tissue plague me, and my internist suspects I have adhesions. I have IBS probably related to the abdominal scarring. She said surgery to remove the scar tissue only creates new scar tissue. The scar tissue can cause endometriosis in the abdominal wall. The things they don’t tell you could fill volumes. I heard of massage only recently, and do it daily, but I think it’s too late. I live with a dull aching abdomen to severe pain and nausea. New cs moms, MASSAGE!
Dear Jean
thanks for taking the time to share your story, i really feel for you and hope that even after all this time that using massage brings some relief. I also hope others heed your advice!
2months back i had a c section. right now i m in korea…where can i get this kit? and if i ordered it when can i get it? and no one is ready to massage on belly as i had c section?> what to do? pls guide as soon as possible.
Dear Suvarna
Thank you for contacting us.
As your c-section was 2 months ago you will be best with the Hem It In Belt. I suggest getting the massage therapy DVD and the Hem It In Belt and you can probably find a skin brush locally. We would throw in a skin brush with the belt and dvd but right now we do not have any spare. This is the cheapest option for you, the only other way to get the Hem It In belt, dvd and brush is the deluxe kit which means buying a Support Belt for nothing.
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I had a c-section three and a half months ago and because I had planned to have a natural childbirth, I did not research about c-section recovery. I only read about why you don’t want to have a c-section unless it is absolutely necessary. After my emergency c-section I received very little instructions on how to care for the incision and even less information on what to expect during the healing process. I am so happy to see that you have posted this information and I hope most women find it so they can start taking care of their incision properly. I’m currently having issues from the surgery and I hope that your product helps with the pain and numbness even though quite a bit of time has passed for me.
I just had my c/s 2 weeks ago . . . Not planned . . . How long should I wait before I begin massaging? I don’t want to introduce any infection to the incision . . .
On the Massage DVD we give massage techniques that are appropriate for the stage after your c-section