A new study suggests that women who deliver by cesarean section seem to have similar cosmetic results whether the wound is closed with stitches or staples. However, applying Emu oil to your C-Section scars can also help minimise their appearance, often preventing scarring. 

The study into C-Section wounds, conducted by the University if Insubria (Italy) randomly assigned 180 women undergoing a C-Section to have one of four methods of wound closure: staples or one of three types of sutures, including absorbable stitches and removable stitches.

After two and six months, the study found there were no overall differences among the groups' cosmetic results -- based on both an independent plastic surgeon's ratings and the women's own perceptions of their scar healing.

The findings suggest that, generally speaking, women who have a C- section can expect to get similar aesthetic results regardless of the type of wound closure according to lead researcher Dr. Antonella Cromi.

However results varied from patient to patient and were dependant on factors other than the use of staples or stitches."The final appearance and function of the healed skin is dependent on patient factors which are often outside the control of a surgeon," Cromi said.

Women with darker skin, for example, are more likely than light- skinned women to form keloids -- an area of raised, sometimes itchy or painful, scar tissue. In addition, smokers and women with certain medical conditions -- such as diabetes or any condition that requires use of certain kinds of steroids -- can have poorer scar healing than other women, Cromi noted.

In this study, the majority of women in all four groups had developed "mature" C-section scars six months after delivery. That meant that the scar was light-colored and flat to the skin.

A similar percentage of women in each group had a more visible scar, with a line of red, raised skin that was confined to the site of the surgical incision. That included 39 percent of women who received staples, and between 34 percent and 44 percent of women who received the different types of suture.

So while wounds eventually healed overtime, the appearance of the scar, regardless of wound closure method, differed from each woman caused by ‘outside influences.’

Given this, is there a way to actually prevent scarring in the first place or even speed the healing process?

For many women, it’s not so much the appearance of their beautiful ‘battle scar’ that concerns them, but rather the discomfort that often comes with scarring, particularly keloid scarring. Regularly applying Emu oil to your scars, especially after surgery assists not only wound healing but the appearance of scars, reducing redness and itching. Keloid scars in particular are assisted by the restorative properties of Emu oil because it is in anti-inflammatory which improves skin elasticity and generates skin cell renewal. Treating your C-Section wound as soon as possible lessens the impact of scarring to the point where scarring may not occur at all. However, Emu oil can be applied to scars at any stage regardless of their age, and it will still reduce the appearance of your scars, softening them overtime. In 1998, a double blind study conducted by the Harner Burn Center (1998) reported that "Emu oil has...[a] significant anti-inflammatory effect... Emu [oil] treated areas[ such as burns and scars] healed significantly better than [the] control.'

So while it may not necessarily make a difference whether your C-Section wound was closed with staples or stitches, the affects of your scars can be greatly reduced by Emu oil.

The best products to treat C-Section scarring:

Emu Spirit Oil of Emu Capsules

Emu Spirit Skin Food 

SOURCE FOR STUDY: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_98767.html

A new study suggests that women who deliver by cesarean section seem to have similar cosmetic results whether the wound is closed with stitches or staples. However, applying Emu oil to your C-Section scars can also help minimise their appearance, often preventing scarring. 

The study into C-Section wounds, conducted by the University if Insubria (Italy) randomly assigned 180 women undergoing a C-Section to have one of four methods of wound closure: staples or one of three types of sutures, including absorbable stitches and removable stitches.

After two and six months, the study found there were no overall differences among the groups' cosmetic results -- based on both an independent plastic surgeon's ratings and the women's own perceptions of their scar healing.

The findings suggest that, generally speaking, women who have a C- section can expect to get similar aesthetic results regardless of the type of wound closure according to lead researcher Dr. Antonella Cromi.

However results varied from patient to patient and were dependant on factors other than the use of staples or stitches."The final appearance and function of the healed skin is dependent on patient factors which are often outside the control of a surgeon," Cromi said.

Women with darker skin, for example, are more likely than light- skinned women to form keloids -- an area of raised, sometimes itchy or painful, scar tissue. In addition, smokers and women with certain medical conditions -- such as diabetes or any condition that requires use of certain kinds of steroids -- can have poorer scar healing than other women, Cromi noted.

In this study, the majority of women in all four groups had developed "mature" C-section scars six months after delivery. That meant that the scar was light-colored and flat to the skin.

A similar percentage of women in each group had a more visible scar, with a line of red, raised skin that was confined to the site of the surgical incision. That included 39 percent of women who received staples, and between 34 percent and 44 percent of women who received the different types of suture.

So while wounds eventually healed overtime, the appearance of the scar, regardless of wound closure method, differed from each woman caused by ‘outside influences.’

Given this, is there a way to actually prevent scarring in the first place or even speed the healing process?

For many women, it’s not so much the appearance of their beautiful ‘battle scar’ that concerns them, but rather the discomfort that often comes with scarring, particularly keloid scarring. Regularly applying Emu oil to your scars, especially after surgery assists not only wound healing but the appearance of scars, reducing redness and itching. Keloid scars in particular are assisted by the restorative properties of Emu oil because it is in anti-inflammatory which improves skin elasticity and generates skin cell renewal. Treating your C-Section wound as soon as possible lessens the impact of scarring to the point where scarring may not occur at all. However, Emu oil can be applied to scars at any stage regardless of their age, and it will still reduce the appearance of your scars, softening them overtime. In 1998, a double blind study conducted by the Harner Burn Center (1998) reported that "Emu oil has...[a] significant anti-inflammatory effect... Emu [oil] treated areas[ such as burns and scars] healed significantly better than [the] control.'

So while it may not necessarily make a difference whether your C-Section wound was closed with staples or stitches, the affects of your scars can be greatly reduced by Emu oil.