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C section postpartum belly pictures.
After a c section surgery new mothers are often concerned about their physical appearance as well as healing from the surgery.
Postpartum belly binding is a way to encourage healing after giving birth whether you did so vaginally or via c section.
That said it can take anywhere from six weeks to three months before you re fully healed.
Though the c section scar will fade on its own over time a few simple tricks can help improve its appearance.
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Using belly bands after a c section might help increase a new mother s comfort during the postpartum recovery period.
How to minimize c section scarring.
However binding the belly is not a substitute for exercise and might lead to health complications.
During the c section your doctor makes an incision into the skin through the fat cells and connective tissue and then into the abdominal cavity.
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Your doctor then spreads the abdominal muscles apart and moves the bladder out of the way so that he or she can reach the uterus.
By two weeks your scar should look and feel much better.
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