Scar Healing: Balancing Strips and Desensitizing?
I’m 6 weeks PP from an unplanned c section. At 1 week PP had a confirmed infection, the incision site was opened and packed in addition to taking oral antibiotics. As the site closed, I’ve had constant bandages on the site for the past several weeks.
The site is now closed, infection totally clear and so the bandages were taken off yesterday.
Today whether I wear my high rise cotton underwear or low rise seamless, my incision feels like it’s burning from any kind of fabric rubbing/touching it in the slightest. It’s awful!
I’m picking up some silicone gel strips today in hopes of protecting the scar from the rubbing, and I want to get started on desensitizing exercises. My question for those that have done these is how you balance them both? If the strips can stay on a full 7 days, then when do you do desensitizing?! I don’t really understand… help!