C Section Overhang

After having a c section to deliver my first child i was left what i have fondly come to know as a c section overhang or flappy skin as my husband likes to call it.

C section overhang. Looking for some advice i had a c section 3 years and 10 months back and got a massive overhang i have a over active thyroid problem but i want to get rid of the tummy as it is making my life miserable but the thing is i struggle with keeping the diet side healthy. Scar tissue that is stuck to muscle. Where the cut was made.

Were by c section. A tummy tuck abdominoplasty is the one sure way to remove the excess skin that you may try to hide with spanx. Between 2000 and 2015 the rate of births by c section increased from 24 percent to 32 percent according to a 2018 article in the lancet those statistics may not be that interesting to you but you can take heart in knowing there are a lot of other new moms out there who are struggling to get back their pre c section tummies.

It is literally about an inch of skin that hangs over where my incision was placed. A c section pooch is caused by a combination of things. Surgical options for removing the c shelf tummy tuck.

My tummy is not quite flat but getting there but i have loose crepey skin. In 2016 cdc reports that 31 9 of all deliveries in the u s. However the overhang has pretty much gone but if i gain even a couple of pounds thats where my weight goes and the overhang is back.

C section or cesarean delivery is a common option for childbirth. She loves eating too much sushi exercise and jamming out on her fender. I am having a c section and one of my friends who is trying to talk me out of it she won t succeed recently told me about overhang so it s good to know that it can also happen with vaginal births.

Now i ve been calming telling myself that i m sure this will disappear after a few weeks but just saw on another. The truth is that even if you see some skin tightening after having a c section most of the time surgery is the only way to remove the excess skin. I ve had 3 c sections last one nearly a year ago.