The time to apply gauze to an abdominal incision after a cesarean section is related to the type of suture and how well the incision is healing. Usually 5-7 days after removal of stitches can be used without gauze, but the exact time cannot be generalized. If you need to remove the stitches after cesarean section, the incision after cesarean section usually heals in 5-7 days after the operation. Usually the stitches can be removed in 7 days after the operation, and the timing of removing the stitches can be prolonged as appropriate if there are high-risk factors affecting the healing of abdominal incision, such as obesity, hyperglycemia, anemia, and so on. After removing the stitches, the gauze can be removed in 5 to 7 days. In addition, the care of the abdominal incision after cesarean section is also very important, should be kept clean and dry, avoid lifting heavy objects, coughing, in order to prevent the incision from cracking, after discharge from the hospital, if you find that the incision has redness and warmth, hardness, oozing blood oozing and other discomforts in a timely manner to the hospital.