Your Pregnancy

A STORY OF TWO SCARS

Q After my first c-section, I was closed up with staples that were removed after 10 days or so, if memory serves me correctly. I didn’t use anything on the scar. On my skin itself the line faded quickly, but underneath I had a big bump running along the length of it. It looked a bit like afat roll, but I am slim with a flat tummy. It was only really visible in a bathing costume. Then, after my second c-section three years later with a different doctor, I actually ended up with a much nicer scar. Apparently all the old scar tissue was cut out, and now I don’t have that lump. The line has also faded. So, just asking for friends:

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