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Scar Release

C-section scar therapy is a gentle, hands-on treatment designed to support healing, mobility and connection through the abdomen after surgery. A C-section affects multiple layers of tissue — including skin, fascia, muscle and the uterus — and scar tissue can sometimes become tight, restricted or sensitive.

Sessions are always adapted to your stage of healing and comfort level. Many women describe treatment as relieving, grounding and reconnective.

What is Scar Release?
Treatment may help with
When to come?
What Other Scars Can This Help?

Tightness or pulling around the scar

❋ Numbness or altered sensation

❋ A “shelf” above the incision

❋ ❋ Core weakness or abdominal separation

❋ Pelvic, hip or lower back discomfort

❋ Restricted movement or tension through the abdomen

Most women can begin treatment once their incision has fully healed and they have been medically cleared — often from around 6 weeks postpartum onwards.

You may benefit from treatment if you notice:

  • Tightness, pulling or numbness

  • Sensitivity around the scar

  • Difficulty engaging your core

  • A persistent “C-section shelf”

  • Lower back or pelvic discomfort

  • Digestive bloating or tension

  • Feeling disconnected from your abdomen after birth

It’s also important to know that it is never “too late” to work with a scar. Many women seek support months or even years after their C-section and still notice improvements in comfort, mobility and body awareness.

Scar therapy and fascial work may also support:

  • Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) scars

  • Hysterectomy scars

  • Endometriosis surgery scars

  • Fibroid removal scars

  • Laparoscopic surgery scars

  • Gallbladder surgery scars

  • Appendix scars

  • Hernia repair scars

  • Bowel surgery scars

  • Cancer or tumour removal scars

  • Ablation surgery scars

Treatment focuses on improving tissue mobility, reducing restriction and helping surrounding tissues move more freely.