WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: 3 episitomy repair scars

Re: 3 episitomy repair scars

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:15:06 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 20 Feb 2001, crickett wrote: >
>3 days after having my baby, my episitomy stitches did not hold. I was
>re-stitched in my obgyn office. 4 days after that guess, what they did
>not hold again!! This time I was put in the hospital to have a secondary
>episitomy repair. finally they held enough for me to start healing up.
>Now the problem is the scar tissue. It will crack & bleed, also the
>area is always tender and sore. Sometimes it feels like it pulling
>apart. I was given cream to apply to soften it up, that does not seem
>to be working. It has been 3 months since the last repair. I have not
>had intercourse yet, the fear of doing damage to the area is great not
>to mention the pain. My doctor says all is fine with that area and that
>is something that I will have to live with the rest of my life. Can
>there be anything done to help this problem.

It takes every bit of 3 months for even a regular episiotomy scar to heal (my wife is standing over my shoulder assuring me of this from her experience of three deliveries with 1 episiotomy and 2 lacerations). She is also an OB/GYN. In your case, 3 months is probably not long enough. In the end, it will soften. Be patient.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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