Scar Tissue Remediation Treatment
When we're pregnant, we have a general idea of what we are going to need postpartum. However, if we find ourselves with a c-section, a tear or an episiotomy, resulting in a scar, we are often not well prepared for the specifics of the healing required for this.
First off, scars are necessary for repair in tearing or surgical incisions, a healthy function of the body.
However, scar tissue does need management and remediation, something we do not learn much about in the West. We often end up navigating the symptoms rather than root cause of scar tissue problems. If you found yourself here; it is estimated in studies that as much as 80% of women have pelvic pain at some point after birth.
Scar tissue is a network, which when not managed can grow deep and travel over vast areas through the body via the ‘fascia highways’. It can be the cause of disrupted function like leaking urine, painful sex, numbness and prolapse.
Adhesions happen when scar tissue glues together the fascia of tissues or organs - structures that are meant to be free floating and differentiated.
An example: scar tissue from a c-section can create adhesions between the cervix and vagina, the cervix is now held in a posterior position, and physiologic dilation of the cervix is reduced in a future VBAC - if left alone.
While doing birth scar work, feelings around how birth unfolded will come up. We can not completely resolve scar tissue without doing emotional work alongside the physical work. This can be a real road block when a woman doesn’t even feel comfortable touching her scar, which is not uncommon, especially if the birth was perceived traumatic.
Scar tissue remediation can be done immediately, although of course it will look different depending on whether you are 1 hour or 20 years postpartum. (I do recommend that you prioritize bonding with your baby in the first few hours, over worrying about or working on incisions or wounds.)
Starting soon after is better and simpler, and I highly recommend doing gentle work in the first few days postpartum already. Simply holding your hand over a wound can bring our attention and therefore blood flow to the area, supporting a healthy repair. This might seem small, but it will have a wonderful effect, often simultaneously drawing in emotional repair opportunities.
Depending on the severity and on one’s comfort level, scar work can be done both hands on and hands in, which can also be very effective years later. It is never too late as our body always works to return to our blueprint.
In my treatment I will give you Reiki (energy healing), use my cognitive tools to work on the emotional aspect, educate you on scar tissue, and teach you physical techniques to manage and remediate scars.
Please note, I am not a medical professional and these instructions should not override instructions provided by such a professional.
While I have been on the receiving end of both to heal from my episiotomy, I do not offer wound care or internal pelvic techniques.
Appropriate professionals to possibly seek out are: nurse/doctor/midwife for wound care, a pelvic floor specialist/RMT/Craniosacral therapist/etc, a mental and emotional health professional, and more.
My INNATE postpartum care certificate has informed me on (external) scar tissue work. This training also helped me grow in how to create a safe container to work on women’s emotional life in the postpartum.
I became a Reiki Master in 2016 after training with Erica Otto, a training that goes well beyond the traditional Usui techniques. These 2 years of taking my Reiki 1, 2 and Advanced levels and redoing them in my Master training helped me embody the life force energy techniques.
Personally, I am intimately familiar with scar tissue work due to an (unwanted) episiotomy in 2017 with our first son’s birth, which came back to the forefront again physically after our second son’s birth in 2020 (even though I did not even tear that time). My birth debrief training in 2023 offered an opportunity to revisit the emotional aspect of it.
Treatment details:
2 hours for 0-6 months postpartum (extra time to navigate little one’s needs)
1.5 hours for 6+ months postpartum
CAD$149 (one treatment should be enough to set you up on your own)
I can do a home visit in Squamish, BC, or you can come to my home.
If you are unable to see me in person, you can book a Zoom call with me instead, and I will still be able to work with you.
