Treatment of episiotomy wound redness and swelling

Many female friends who give birth naturally need to have an episiotomy because their episiotomy is too large to be distinguished. However, the episiotomy wound recovers slowly after the operation. Some friends may even experience redness, swelling, or even infection. So how should we perform postoperative care for the episiotomy wound? Next I will introduce it to you.

Many mothers who have undergone episiotomy have experienced redness and swelling of the wound. So, what causes the redness and swelling of the episiotomy wound? Let’s take a look at how experts explain the redness and swelling caused by episiotomy.

Why is the episiotomy wound red and swollen? Because episiotomy is not a wound that can be bandaged aseptically, the chance of infection and inflammation is very high. The hospital's general method of treating wound inflammation is to hang intravenous drips and local disinfection. There are no effective means at all. If the healing time is too long, not only will the patient be in pain, but it will also cause scars that cannot be removed.

The quality of the redness and swelling after episiotomy must be ensured to avoid the condition from worsening and causing other hazards. Especially if severe pain occurs at the incision site 1-2 hours after suturing and becomes increasingly severe, or even a feeling of heaviness and distension occurs in the anus, you should go to the hospital immediately.

Use hot water

The redness and swelling of the episiotomy wound can be treated by compressing with water boiled with mugwort leaves

Clean with low concentration of potassium permanganate (the concentration should be light red, so that your hands are not stained. If it is too concentrated, it will irritate the skin)

At that time, the doctor suggested to soak with PP powder and then apply tetracycline eye ointment to the episiotomy wound.

The redness and swelling of the episiotomy site can be treated with oral therapy and local sitz bath at the same time.

It is possible that the stitches left after episiotomy were not absorbed well. You can cut them off or pull them out. It’s okay. Pay attention to local cleaning and disinfection.

The above introduces the redness and swelling of the episiotomy wound. This is caused by not taking timely care of the wound after the operation. It is recommended that friends clean the wound on time after the operation to prevent bacterial invasion of the wound caused by infection due to secretions or moisture.