The stitches of the lateral incision wound are usually removed in about 1 week, but there is redness and swelling, which may delay the removal of the stitches.
Redness, swelling and pain in the side incision wound after delivery may be caused by short recovery time after delivery, the wound has not recovered well, and local inflammation and infection. If the incision is not completely healed, removing the stitches too early may cause the incision to split. At this time, you should go to the hospital and have it sterilized and changed and other treatments.
Do not be overly anxious, keep the pubic area dry, do not remove the stitches first, wait for the redness and swelling phenomenon to subside before removing the stitches.
After delivery, you need to pay attention to the care of the wound, you can use potassium permanganate sitz bath or iodophor wipe disinfection. The specific time to remove the stitches needs to be decided by the doctor after checking the wound.