Provided by our Women’s Health Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Clare Haslam
What is C-section and Hystectomy Scar therapy?
C-section Scar Therapy is a series of gently prescribed specialised, hands on, soft tissue techniques to help with the feel and function of your C-section scar.
What are the benefits of C-section Scar Therapy?
Living with a scar can affect your physical and mental health. Once your scar is fully closed you might find that it’s still red, raised and angry looking. You might be left uncomfortable, with feelings of pain and tightness.
SCAR THERAPY CAN
- Improve the visual appearance of your scar leaving you feeling and more positive about your body
- Help flatten the feel of the scar
- Reduce feeling of itchiness around the scar
- Help lessen pain, tightness and pulling around the scar itself and the surrounding tissues
- Help improve tightness elsewhere such as in your neck, thorax, lower back and pelvis
- Reduce tight connections in the fascial tissue
- Help return you to exercise
What will happen during the session?
The session with Clare will be around an hour long and will include:
Full consultation
Postural Assessment
Movement Assessment
Scar Assessment
Tummy Check (to check for diastasis)
Pelvic floor muscle check
Manual scar massage techniques
Personalised rehab plan
Advice on scar products
At what point after my C-section can I receive Scar Therapy?
Clare will be really happy to see you for treatment as soon as your scar has healed. This means it must be fully closed with no obvious scabs or stitches visible. We would expect the scar to be ready for this approximately 6 weeks after your surgery. Results are usually quicker for more recent scars. It is possible to work on much older scars, progress is often slower but positive effects can still be achieved.
Is C-section scar therapy a painful treatment?
Clare, our women’s health specialist physiotherapist has been specially trained in this type of therapy. The techniques are expected to be pain free. However, it is possible that you could have a highly sensitised and painful scar, if this is the case Clare will tailor the treatment for maximum comfort. There are specific desensitisation techniques and strategies that she can use.
Who performs the therapy?
All of our C-Section and Hysterectomy Scar Treatment and Scar Massage is performed by our Women’s Health Specialist Physiotherapist Clare Haslam. She has been working in this area for over a decade and is a member of the special interest group Pelvic, Obstetric & Gynaecology Physiotherapy (POGP).
To read more about Clare click here.
Clare is also a certified Mummy MOT practitioner. To read more about the Mummy MOT click here.
Are there examples of how it looks before and after?
Although we can’t make any promises as every individual case is different, scar therapy can achieve very good results.
Can I get this treatment from any massage therapist?
C-section scar treatment is quite a specialist area, usually this type of treatment is undertaken by Women’s Health Specialist Physiotherapists.
How often do I need treating?
You can benefit from a single session as well as from repeat treatments. During your initial appointment you will assessed in detail, treated and will also be given advice on self-management strategies. This may include teaching on basic hands on techniques you can use on your scar yourself. However, it may be that in order to get the best results we recommend a course of treatment for your scar with some repeat sessions. This is entirely optional.
How much does treatment cost?
An initial treatment session is priced at £65.00 for 60 mins, follow up sessions are £45.00 and will be approximately 30-40 minutes.
To book an appointment it is usually best to email us using enquiries@consortiumphysio.co.uk or call us on 01482 847705 leave a message on our answerphone service and we will return your call.