Each woman’s body takes a different amount of time to recover after giving birth, so there is no definitive answer as to how long a lateral incision wound can be pain-free. Most women do not have significant incisional pain for about two weeks after the lateral incision because the incisional skin has healed by this time. In the absence of redness, swelling and oozing, the pain is significantly diminished. However, some women are particularly sensitive to pain and may still have pain about a month after the lateral incision. However, as long as the incision is back to normal, the woman will feel the pain of the lateral incision is gradually reduced. If the pain of the lateral incision is obvious after delivery, you can apply local medication to promote healing, such as erythromycin ointment drugs, and you can also use infrared physiotherapy lamps to do local irradiation treatment to relieve pain. In addition, patients should also note that the postpartum lateral incision wound must be well cared for, to keep the wound clean and hygienic.