Most of us have a scar somewhere on our body, internal or external, scars are created by collagen layering itself unevenly in the healing process.

‘The effect of scar tissue in the physical body is just the beginning: The Emotional and Psychological effects of scar tissue can be traumatic events for some people, every scar represents an event that created the scar. These can be life-threatening surgery, war wounds, personal attacks (knife wounds/bullet wounds) , automobile accidents or numerous other types of accident in the home or at work.

Non-emergency surgeries If we take just one of those instances – the Caesarean-C section.

There is often long term psychological and emotional reactions to the emergency C-sections. These reactions include, but are not limited to: anger ,fear, anxiety, shock, guilt, failure, trauma ,low self-esteem and sense of worthlessness as well as feelings of ‘disconnection’ – the lower body to the upper.

We are finding that when the physical attributes of the scar change (texture, sensation) then the emotional and psychological effects described above also can improve. i.e. integration and normalisation of the tissue seems to have a positive effect on the psychological and emotional wellbeing of the client.

Post operative physical effects of C-section scars may also include: dyspareunia (painful intercourse) low back pain, abdominal pain, restriction and pain upon flexion and extension of the spine, bladder and bowel problems It is noted many times that these physical effects can improve and, in some cases, be eliminated due to the successful treatment of scar tissue’. Reproduced with permission from Alastair McLoughlin