Scars with stitches or staples in place
PHOTOS TAKEN 24 hours after the operation
First photo shows the staples still in place, the second the scar covered in steri-strips and the third with these removed.
This was a first caesarean carried out in SE Asia.
MOTHER AGED 24 years
HEIGHT 5ft 4in / 163cm tall
WEIGHT 160lbs / 11stone 6lbs / 73kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 2, 5 and 13 days after the operation
First photo shows the staples still in place, the second the scar covered in steri-strips and the third with these removed.
This was a first caesarean carried out in USA.
MOTHER AGED 20 years
HEIGHT 5ft 4in / 163cm tall
WEIGHT 170lbs / 12stone 2lbs / 77kg
PHOTO TAKEN hours after the operation
The photo shows a drug line going to the abdomen above the right hand end of the wound
This was a first caesarean carried out in USA.
MOTHER AGED 22 years
HEIGHT 5ft 9in / 175cm tall
WEIGHT 220lbs / 15stone 10lbs / 100kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 2 days and just over six months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 25 years
HEIGHT 5ft 3in / 160cm tall
WEIGHT 161lbs / 11stone 7lbs / 73kg
PHOTO TAKEN a few days after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 33 years
HEIGHT 5ft 3in / 160cm tall
WEIGHT 322lbs / 23stone 0lbs / 146kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 4 days and 12 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a first pregnancy carried out in Australia. In the first picture the staples can be seen still in place.
MOTHER AGED 34 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 4 in / 163 cm tall
WEIGHT 165 lbs / 11 stone 11 lbs / 75 kg
Scars during the early weeks
PHOTO TAKEN 4 days after the operation, the stitches had been taken out earlier that day
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK, at only 23 weeks and 4 days gestation.
MOTHER AGED 25 years
HEIGHT 5ft 2in / 157cm tall
WEIGHT 126lbs / 9stone 0lbs / 57kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 6 days and 2 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 36 years
HEIGHT 5ft 5in / 165cm tall
WEIGHT 122lbs / 8stone 10lbs / 55kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 3 weeks, 4 months and 6 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in Australia.
MOTHER AGED 24 years
HEIGHT 5ft 9in / 176cm tall
WEIGHT 104lbs / 7stone 6lbs / 47kg
PHOTO TAKEN 3 weeks after the operation
This was a caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 26 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 8 in / 173 cm tall
WEIGHT 145 lbs / 10stone 6 lbs / 66 kg
PHOTO TAKEN one month after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a first pregnancy carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 22 years
HEIGHT 5ft 2in / 157cm tall
WEIGHT 119lbs / 8stone 7lbs / 54kg
PHOTO TAKEN one month after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 32 years
HEIGHT 5ft 3in / 160cm tall
WEIGHT 182lbs / 13stone 0lbs / 82kg
PHOTO TAKEN 5 weeks after the operation
This was a second caesarean during a second pregnancy carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 32 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 3 in / 160 cm tall
WEIGHT 166 lbs / 11 stone 12 lbs / 75 kg
PHOTO TAKEN 7 weeks after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a first pregnancy carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 32 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 4 in / 163 cm tall
WEIGHT 142 lbs / 10 stone 2 lbs / 64 kg
Healed scars
PHOTOS TAKEN more than 33 days after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in Cyprus. The first pair of picture shows the scar from the front with and without the overhang held up, and the second pair from the side with and then without the overhang held up.
MOTHER AGED 28 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 2 in / 157 cm tall
WEIGHT 154 lbs / 11 stone 0 lbs / 70 kg
PHOTO TAKEN about 2 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK. The scar is slightly to mother's right hand side.
MOTHER AGED years
HEIGHT 5 ft 5 in / 165 cm tall
WEIGHT 168 lbs / 12 stone 0 lbs / 76 kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 11 weeks and then 5 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in USA. In both the earlier and later pair of photographs the first of the two pictures is with the overhang held up. The mother had also had two further pregnancies, both VBACs, before the second set of photographs were taken.
MOTHER AGED 25, then 30 years
HEIGHT 5ft 7in / 170cm tall
WEIGHT 185lbs / 13stone 3lbs / 84kg - first pair of pictures
140lbs / 10stone 0 lbs / 64kg - second pair of pictures
PHOTO TAKEN 3 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a second pregnancy carried out in Greece
MOTHER AGED 31 years
HEIGHT 5ft 8in / 175cm tall
WEIGHT 159lbs / 11stone 5lbs / 72kg
PHOTO TAKEN just over 5 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in New Zealand.
MOTHER AGED 35 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 7 in / 170 cm tall
WEIGHT 126 lbs / 9 stone 0 lbs / 57 kg
PHOTO TAKEN 3 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in USA. The scar is vertical and the reason for the caesarean was a uterine constriction ring.
MOTHER AGED 23 years
HEIGHT 5ft 6in / 168cm tall
WEIGHT 120lbs / 8stone 8lbs / 54kg
PHOTO TAKEN 3 months after the operation
This was a second caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 30 years
HEIGHT 5ft 2in / 157cm tall
WEIGHT 164lbs / 11stone 10lbs / 74kg
PHOTO TAKEN 15 weeks after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK. The scar is very lop-sided, it is 15cm long, but only 4.5cm is left of the midline of the mother's abdomen, but the scar stretches 10.5cm to her right side.
MOTHER AGED 38 years
HEIGHT 5ft 7in / 170cm tall
WEIGHT 185lbs / 13stone 3lbs / 84kg
PHOTO TAKEN 4 months after the operation
This was a second caesarean during a second pregnancy carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 37 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 4 in / 163 cm tall
WEIGHT 192 lbs / 13 stone 10 lbs / 87 kg
PHOTO TAKEN 5 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a first pregnancy carried out in USA
MOTHER AGED 22 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 3 in / 159 cm tall
WEIGHT 196 lbs / 14 stone 0 lbs / 89 kg
PHOTO TAKEN 5 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 21 years
HEIGHT 5ft 4in / 163cm tall
WEIGHT 147lbs / 10stone 7lbs / 67kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 6 months after the operation
This was a 4th caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 28 years
HEIGHT 5ft 5in / 165cm tall
WEIGHT 205lbs / 14stone 5lbs / 93kg
PHOTO TAKEN 6 months after the operation
This was a second caesarean during a fifth pregnancy carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 38 years
HEIGHT 5ft 8in / 173cm tall
WEIGHT 142lbs / 10stone 2lbs / 64kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 8 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a 10th pregnancy carried out in New Zealand.
MOTHER AGED 35 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 8 in / 173 cm tall
WEIGHT 132 lbs / 9 stone 6 lbs / 60 kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 1 year after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a third pregnancy carried out in USA. In the first two pictures the mother has held up the "ceasarean overhang" so the scar can be seen.
MOTHER AGED 28 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 2 in / 157 cm tall
WEIGHT 135 lbs / 9 stone 9 lbs / 61 kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 18 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 36 years
HEIGHT 5ft 0in / 152cm tall
WEIGHT 147lbs / 10stone 7lbs / 67kg
PHOTOS TAKEN 20 months after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in USA.
MOTHER AGED 28 years
HEIGHT 5ft 6in / 168cm tall
WEIGHT 285lbs / 20stone 5lbs / 129kg
PHOTO TAKEN 2 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 26 years
HEIGHT 5ft 2in / 157cm tall
WEIGHT 168lbs / 12stone 0lbs / 76kg
PHOTOS TAKEN two and half years after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in USA. 6 months previously the scar was still really red.
MOTHER AGED 29 years
HEIGHT 5ft 4in / 163cm tall
WEIGHT 167lbs / 12stone 0lbs / 76kg
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a second caesarean carried out in Greece.
MOTHER AGED 50 years
HEIGHT 5ft 5in / 166cm tall
WEIGHT 140lbs / 10stone 0lbs / 63kg
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK. The scar took about 18 months to lose its red /pink colour
MOTHER AGED 31 years
HEIGHT 5ft 6in / 168cm tall
WEIGHT 140lbs / 10stone 0lbs / 63kg
PHOTO TAKEN 9 months after the operation
The photo shows a drug line going to the abdomen above the right hand end of the wound
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 29 years
HEIGHT 5ft 4in / 163cm tall
WEIGHT 136lbs / 9stone 10lbs / 62kg
PHOTOS TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a third caesarean carried out in UK. The first picture the mother has held up the "ceasarean overhang", the scar is indented as the no fat layer underneath, and as the second picture shows disappears into the hollow leaving an overhang when standing
MOTHER AGED 42 years
HEIGHT 5ft 0in / 152cm tall
WEIGHT 122lbs / 8stone 8lbs / 55kg
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 43 years
HEIGHT 5ft 9in / 176cm tall
WEIGHT 149lbs / 10stone 9lbs / 68kg
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a second pregnancy carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 31 years
HEIGHT 5ft 6in / 168cm tall
WEIGHT 130lbs / 9stone 4lbs / 59kg
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a third caesarean carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 50 years
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean during a first pregnancy carried out in UK
MOTHER AGED 20 years
HEIGHT 5ft 2in / 157cm tall
WEIGHT 135lbs / 9stone 9lbs / 61kg
PHOTO TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a first caesarean carried out during a 4th pregnancy in UK.
MOTHER AGED 50 years
PHOTOS TAKEN more than 3 years after the operation
This was a second caesarean carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 25 years
HEIGHT 5ft 4in / 163cm tall
WEIGHT 161lbs / 11stone 7lbs / 73kg
Infected scars
PHOTOS TAKEN between 3 & 4 months after the operation, over three weeks, during a 5th antibiotic treatment for wound infection.
This was a 3rd caesarean during a 3rd pregnancy carried out in UK.
MOTHER AGED 38 years
HEIGHT 5 ft 3 in / 159 cm tall
WEIGHT 216 lbs / 15 stone 6 lbs / 98 kg
