C-section incision and scab

I had a c-section almost 3 weeks ago and I noticed yesterday that at one end there's a fairly large scab.

I saw my dr last week and she said everything looked great and removed my steri strips. I can't remember if the scab was there before she removed the strips or if it's new since then.

Is this something I need to call about? Could it be open or infected there? There's no pus, no pain, and it's not really any more red than the rest of the scar.

Re: C-section incision and scab

It won't hurt to just ask and be sure! Not to scare you, but this is what happened to me...

I noticed a little scab when I got home from the hospital after having my twins and thought nothing of it. Two days later, my incision opened up due to a build up of fluid and no where for it to go. I had to go to the ER and they had to clean it and stuff it with gauze. I went back to my OB for a week and he had to keep opening and stuffing it so it would heal from the inside. By the night time every night, I had a scab in the section that it was opened. This was NOT a fun experience, so if you can avoid it, please do. Do you have puffiness under your incision at all?

Re: C-section incision and scab

I would go in and just have them look.

I am also 3 weeks post csection. I had staples then they put on steri strips. I woke up last week and the one side of my incision hurt, was very red and hot to the touch. I had some drainage that the steri strip was blocking. They drained it some more and put gauze on it and put me on antibiotics.

I feel much better (no more redness and hotness), but I do have a scab from where it drained.

Re: C-section incision and scab

If there's no pain or pus, it sounds pretty normal to me. 3 weeks is still really early so it's possible there's still a scab there.

Re: C-section incision and scab

If you are unsure about it, I would probably just call the doctor.