C Section Scar Smells

If you want to avoid any foul odors coming from your c section and prevent infection make sure you.

C section scar smells. Stick to taking all prescribed medications even if. This can be panicking as it can lead to the signs of infection. Maybe leave to air for 5 10 minutes if not oozing then re dress the wound if its dressed.

Pat it dry too. However leaking and bad smell are not necessarily the signs of infection of a c section incision. If its not oozing or not red or swollen or hot around the incision site it doesn t sound infected but deffo get it checked out.

If however the smell has been there for years my guess from what you said is that the scar is rough with pockets that trap dirt and dead skin cells which then rot to produce the smell. In this case the smell will probably be like a really foul smelling cheese. Just clean it with warm wster water that has been boiled and left to cool and pat dry after cleaning.

Some new mothers report that their c section incision leaks and smells bad. C section scar itchy keloid vertical weeping and bleeding keloid c section scar. As we have already mentioned in a previous article most scars caused by a c section heal well.

Wash your wound daily with soap and warm water. My c section scar is 6 years old and it has recently become red and seems to be lightly leaking clear and has a very foul odor.