C-Sec and steps....and driving??

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Nan wrote:

*where I work the registrars and less experienced tend to use staples to
*close up the skin because it is easier and probably quicker for them. The
*specialists tend to do one long continuous stitch you can't see except for
*at each end of the scar that is pulled out on day 5....I've not had staples
*but I've removed plenty and they are very fiddly and harder to remove esp if
*skin starts growing over the edges of them.
*Alissa
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*I also think it can boil down to personal preference on the OB's part.
*And they also hurt more if they become imbedded in the skin :-(

Staples, being made of stainless steel, are a wonderful option for those
like me who have a history of having awful reactions to most available
suture materials.

-hillary, with several nasty scars from non-stainless-steel skin closures
resulting in huge inflammatory responses

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