DR ASHISH VASHISTHA, THE BEST HERNIA SURGEON IN DELHI
Dr. Ashish Vashistha is the Best Hernia Surgeon in Delhi, a Senior Robotic laparoscopic Surgeon, Director & HOD Department of Surgery and Robotics Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket, Delhi. Share information on HERNIA AFTER C-SECTION: -
HERNIA AFTER C-SECTION: -
- What are the symptoms?
- What are the treatment options?
- How fast do we expect recovery?
A hernia is a bulge or a lump seen when the inside part of our body protrudes through a weak muscle wall that contains it inside.
Hernia can occur in different parts of the body.
When we perform surgery like open appendicectomy, open gall bladder surgery, or cesarean section to bring a baby out of the mother’s womb, we have to make incisions on the body.
A few months or years later a bulge /lump is seen developing on that site and this is an incisional type of hernia.
C- Sectional known cesarean delivery, involves an incision in the lower belly, and a bulge on it is called an incisional hernia.
Though C-Section hernias are not common we do see them in our surgical practice.
Dr Ashish Vashistha, BEST HERNIA SURGEON IN DELHI Explains About Risk factors for developing -c- section hernia:-
Risk factors for developing -c- section hernia include –
Women who are obese, impose more pressure on C-section sites.
Immune suppression
Diabetes
Large incision site
Weak abdominal tissue
Some infection at the site of the incision
Dr Ashish Vashistha, BEST HERNIA SURGEON IN DELHI Explains About Symptoms:-
Symptoms:-
A bulge appears on a C-section scar and its size can vary from grape size to tennis ball size.
When we stand, it increases in size.
Coughing |constipation also increases the size of the bulge.
If the hernia is large and becomes painful and red in color, it can be strangulated this is difficult condition, but it requires immediate medical attention.
