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Suggest Remedy For Gapping Hole Due To Stitches Coming Out After Childbirth

Hi my names Faye I've got a 5 week old baby I had to have forceps and episopemy, 2 days after my stitches came out leaving me with a gapping whole!! Very painfully worse pain I've been in :( now 5 week it looks like a piece of red skin really really sore I'm in agony with it
Mon, 30 May 2016
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OBGYN 's  Response
Hello,
I have gone through your and can understand your difficulty. Your description suggests that you have had an episiotomy that gave away due to improper healing, and perhaps infection also. In this scenario, you need secondary suturing of the episiotomy. The wound should be properly examined by a specialist, the amount of repair needed is assessed, any infection treated, general condition improved, tests are done to detect any latent diabetes and once the wound is clean enough, repair is done. Skin tags are removed as well as tissue induration is treated by adding enzymes to the treatment. Hope this information is helpful to you. Wish you good health.
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Infertility Specialist Dr. SANTOSH KUMAR JENA's  Response
Hi... gaping of episiotomy wound mostly happen due to some sort of infections.
First do a swab culture sensitivity from that area to detect any such infection.
After culture report start proper medication and sometimes with only this the wound start healing and it will heal over a time period.
If the wound is really a large one the it needs to be resutured but after a antibiotic coverage to take care of any active infection.
If it is resutured without taking care of infection there is chances it will again open up.
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Suggest Remedy For Gapping Hole Due To Stitches Coming Out After Childbirth

Hello, I have gone through your and can understand your difficulty. Your description suggests that you have had an episiotomy that gave away due to improper healing, and perhaps infection also. In this scenario, you need secondary suturing of the episiotomy. The wound should be properly examined by a specialist, the amount of repair needed is assessed, any infection treated, general condition improved, tests are done to detect any latent diabetes and once the wound is clean enough, repair is done. Skin tags are removed as well as tissue induration is treated by adding enzymes to the treatment. Hope this information is helpful to you. Wish you good health.