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What Causes A Split Above The C Section Scar Post Weight Loss?
3 c sections in 5 years, scar healed and have lost 3 stone over the last year so have quite abit of a overhang and noticed today that my skin about an inch above the scar left at the end has suddenly split open but not trauma, didn t cut myself?! Should I be concerned this is something to do with my scar?
Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Hello,
Situation suggests a post operative scar hernia. Please get a consultation done from a general surgeon or get an ultrasound done and use a wide belt at specified area to control it for time being.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Faisal Bacha, Internal Medicine Specialist
Situation suggests a post operative scar hernia. Please get a consultation done from a general surgeon or get an ultrasound done and use a wide belt at specified area to control it for time being.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Faisal Bacha, Internal Medicine Specialist
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