Did anyone else get told that the skin was very "friable" whilst being stitched up?

[TheChicOfIt]

My midwife kept saying this and I had no idea what it meant until I got home.
I feel that because of this I have not been stitched up that well, as she really seemed to be struggling.
Anyway, it all got done, but I was just wondeing if anyone had had further surgery or anything due to this or if it caused any problems with future births.

eh?

Do you think she meant frayable?

are you sure she didn't say pliable?? or something else that sounds similar

oh i just looked it up and i see what you mean!

I would imagine if she was having real difficulties she'd have got someone else to have a look too, and they'd be keeping a close eye on you

do make sure that you get it all checked out tghough and it's healing ok

I was told this, many times (in the space of one a half hours). I had just had a horrendous birth, and I did (unfortunately) know what midwife meant, but was too upset to ask what she was going to do about it.
Anyway, long term, all is well and all turned out fine. There was lots of scar tissue, which happened as she did not align the two pieces of tissue which needed stitching properly. This is common with friable tissue as it is so delicate and shredded, basically.

On the upside, it made me determined to have a homebirth next time round and hey presto, intact everything. Friable is a word used sometimes to describe tissue which is so tired of being interfered with that is cannot do what is asked of it anymore (usually manifests as not "joining" when being stitched). I am referring to childbirth issues here only.

In terms of your own experience, I can only advise based on my own - I knew I was having more children so was happy not to have reconstructive surgery but if I had experience incontinence issues or was not going to give birth again, I would have 1) sued (not just over friable tissue, but over events that led to friable tissue which were utterly avoidable) and 2) had a Fentons Procedure (surgery to repair botched perineum).

Hope you are ok.

Well it was actually 2 years ago but I have just been thinking about it and wondered if anyone else had similar.

Never having seen anyone elses scar (obviously ), I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but I have quite a lot of excess tissue on my scar.

It doesn't bother me that much at the moment, as I would like to have more children, but I do feel a bit self conscious about it IYKWIM and was just wondering if there was a procedure to correct it.

I know what you mean Chic, and the procedure you mean is called Fenton's procedure. Or you could go the plastic surgery route which is purely to make the area look better cosmetically.
Although as you planning more children I would leave any beautifying til after they have arrived .

Thanks Oscy .

I will look into it.

I'm not a professional, but friable just means delicate. Which, given where it is and what it's just been through is understandable.

Honestly, give it about 6 months and things will be more normal again.

I was told this when my episiostomy cut turned into an "uncontrolled tear" I think it happens quite a lot, but, I still feel upset about it, and it makes me a bit scared about another birth.