Stitches versus staples

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• Puddingno2

  Jun 30, 2011 2:16PM

  Hi,
  
  
  
  I have no experience of both but I had dissolvable stitches and they left a very neat scar and it didn't ever feel overly tight or restrictive in the first few days.
  
  
  
  My obstetrician only works with dissolvable stitches.
  
  
  
  

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• KayeCee_And_Co

  Jul 1, 2011 6:17AM

  I can only say what I had which was like a long nylon stitch (I still have it!) with a ballbearing (!) on each end! It was pulled out by the midwife on day 5 or 10 (I forget which) and it was brilliant - I healed perfectly x

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• MummyJT

  Jul 1, 2011 6:09PM

  I had the same as KayCee_and_Co. Its brilliant, was very impressed with it all! Came out very easily, and left almost no sign of a scar, have to really look closely for a very thin silvery line!!! And I had no problems with healing! At our local hospital, it depends what surgeon performs your c-section as to what kind of stitches or staples you get. Had I my consultant I would have got staples, but with having an emergency section, he wasn't on call that day!
  
  
  
  Jo xx

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• Baby_on_Board

  Jul 1, 2011 9:28PM

  I would definitley ask for stiches. I actually had steri strips on the outside and dissolvables on the inside. I am 4 weeks post CS today and all seems to be healing great!

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• piggypops

  Jul 4, 2011 3:45PM

  oops double x

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• piggypops

  Jul 4, 2011 3:46PM

  its usually consultant preference and most prefer stitches as its neater, i had stiches and have a very neat scar x

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• Baa1234

  Jul 5, 2011 9:15AM

  I had staples with my EMCS and i healed really well and can now hardly see my scar at all! x

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• Minnie128

  Jul 5, 2011 10:06AM

  I had dissolvable stiches too (emCS, so little choice!) I healed very quickly (Out within 36 hours, back to normal after 2 weeks). I had no problems with the scar, and the midwives always said that it looked very neat. It is still purple though after almost a year, not sure whether it will disappear.

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• WoWbabies

  Jul 8, 2011 8:42AM

  i had a runig suture with my first (emcs) ad the dissolvable stitches with my second (elcs)... my cosultat ad mws all said though (as i had specified in birthpla for no2) that it's totally up to the surgeon as it depeds on the state of ur prevbious scar tissue ad what they think is best for u etc... incidently, i did't otice ay differece betwee suture or dissolvable, except was nice ot to have themremoved at 5 days lol, but apparantly some surgeons are reluctant rto use dissolvagble ad all staff said i was lucky i got them xx

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