[...] They Say: Stitches Not Staples Post C-Section [...]

I got staples and had to visit the doctor less than a week after I left the hospital. She prescribed antibiotics for possible infection – not a big deal, but kind of a pain when you are home with a newborn. I actually thought about requesting stitches during the delivery (my friend did), but chickened out. I should have asked for them!

Is that 57/49 overall time of section, I’m assuming? (Because that seems like a long time to stitch you up, that’s all. I did not have a section so I don’t know!)

i had stitches with my first c-section and developed a nasty post-surgical infection — had to have the incision reopened, drained, and packed and left open to shut itself — nasty! plus took many return trips to the doctor to deal with. not fun. with my second c-section i had staples, which my doctor told me were associated with fewer infections and complications. it was a much easier healing process and my scar is very minimal. so honestly, i’m sort of surprised to read this as it’s counter to my own personal experience and what i was told by my doctor (not that one person’s experience disproves a large scientific study). for what it’s worth, i would ask for staples again if i were to have a third c-section.

I had staples and, like Lisa, my incision was reopened down to the fascia, 13 cm across and 4.5 cm deep, after it reopened on its own and a large seroma was found. No infection, luckily, but it’s a suck-ass recovery (my top three most painful experiences are all from that recovery). My incision healed over finally at 12 weeks postpartum. A note to anyone here who has a seroma: Ask for a VAC. Demand it. The twice-daily packing Lisa and Kate talk about is something I didn’t have to do because I had a machine called a VAC attached to my incision. I won’t lie, there was nothing about the VAC I enjoyed, but it speeds healing and protects against infection, and the dressing changes are done by nurses.

I actually was one of the 400 women who participated in this study. I got stitches, and had no problems whatsoever.

Holy crap I am glad that Deanna and Care mentioned “allergies”…I react poorly to most metals, can’t say that I’ve ever had staples, I don’t know what metal from which they’re made, therefore I think should I ever be in need of a C-section, I will make CERTAIN that the medical staff is aware of this. My sibling who had a C-section? She had staples. She also had an unsutured vessel inside that was leaking, eventually the incision burst and leaked out this ooey, gooey, grape-jelly colored and consistency brackish crap (half-dried blood that her body couldn’t reabsorb). Once they “bled” it (remove a full 8 oz of this crap from her body) she immediately felt better. Scared the living daylights out of her hubby though.

I had staples after my c-section and like Shannon ended up with a thin scar. The baby was born on a Tuesday the staples came out and I went home on Friday (yes the same week!). I had stitches after a previous surgery and my scar was at least twice as thick as that from the c-section. No problem with infection with the staples, great and very fast wound healing.

I had staples with both my daughters, but the second time around did not go so well.After the section while i was still in the hospital my tissue started to pop out in acouple of spots but the doc. pushed it back in and put some tape on it,said it would be fine.A week later i went to have my stapples removed and an hour later i was back at vthe hospital because the incision opened back up and all my tissue or fat whatever you want to call it was hanging out so back through surgery again for the second time in a week not to mention being away from my newborn for 4 days:(