C Section - blew out staples - wierd scar- another Q

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>>With my second C section I got very sick afterward and when I was
>>throwing up blew out a few staples. The decision was made not to sew me
>>up again as it was healing from the inside but now 1 year later i have a
>>dip in my scar. The scar is flush with the rest of my tummy then there
>>is about a 1 1/2" spot that goes in about 1/2". It looks so wierd. Is
>>this how it is gonna be or will it fill in with more time?
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>At one year out, what you got is likely what your gonna get. The only
>way to remedy this is to have the scar revised. In other words, take
>out that scar and reclose the skin layer...
>Lynn
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>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
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