A vaginal tear, or birth tear, is a situation that arises during a normal birth. If the vagina does not widen enough during a normal birth it can tear on its own, or the specialist doctor attending the birth may, in situations they consider necessary, make an incision in the vagina called an episiotomy. In both situations this area needs to be treated correctly in order to return to its former state. Surgical Treatment in a Vaginal Tear The seriousness of the treatment increases according to the size of the tear. Sometimes the treatment can be carried out during the birth by the doctor carefully placing stitches. Sometimes the tear can also extend as far as the anus and even the bowel (the rectum). If there is such a situation, it again absolutely needs to be treated. In the procedure, which can be carried out under local anaesthetic, the vagina is repaired both visually and functionally and is restored to its former state both aesthetically and functionally.
How Is a Tear Occurring During Birth Treated?
If the tear that occurs during the birth process was created deliberately by the doctor or the midwife, treating this tear is easier. If the tear occurred on its own, the form of treatment differs according to the size and the shape of the tear. In whatever way it has come about, in a birth tear the area must certainly be repaired and, with stitches, restored to its former form. If this procedure is not carried out, besides a deformity in the vagina, widening also occurs. Because the tear that has formed arises in muscle tissue that has a funnel shape, it must be stitched by bringing the layers of the muscle tissue together properly and by matching the layers and joining them. Otherwise the deteriorations we have mentioned may occur.
Does a Birth Tear Occur in Every Woman?
No, a birth tear does not occur in every woman. In a normal birth there is a possibility of a tear forming because the vagina does not open enough or because the baby is very large in relation to the mother. The possibility of a tear forming is higher in those who are giving birth for the first time. Multiple births or a third or fourth birth can increase the possibility of a tear forming. Doctors may perform an episiotomy so as not to take a risk against the possibility of the tear forming on its own and in order to carry out a controlled procedure. However, this is not an obligation and, if a woman does not want this procedure, she must certainly speak with her doctor, have information about the process and make her own decision. Because doctors’ preference for episiotomy in our country is at rates of around 80%, this situation should not be a taboo and should be talked about. In women who have given birth many times, tears that are not visible to the eye form, and through these tears the bladder or the large bowel bulges into the vagina. These tears need to be repaired surgically.
A vaginal tear, or birth tear, is a situation that arises during a normal birth. If the vagina does not widen enough during a normal birth it can tear on its own, or the specialist doctor attending the birth may, in situations they consider necessary, make an incision in the vagina called an episiotomy. In both situations this area needs to be treated correctly in order to return to its former state.
Surgical Treatment in a Vaginal Tear
The seriousness of the treatment increases according to the size of the tear. Sometimes the treatment can be carried out during the birth by the doctor carefully placing stitches. Sometimes the tear can also extend as far as the anus and even the bowel (the rectum). If there is such a situation, it again absolutely needs to be treated. In the procedure, which can be carried out under local anaesthetic, the vagina is repaired both visually and functionally and is restored to its former state both aesthetically and functionally.
How Is a Tear Occurring During Birth Treated?
If the tear that occurs during the birth process was created deliberately by the doctor or the midwife, treating this tear is easier. If the tear occurred on its own, the form of treatment differs according to the size and the shape of the tear. In whatever way it has come about, in a birth tear the area must certainly be repaired and, with stitches, restored to its former form. If this procedure is not carried out, besides a deformity in the vagina, widening also occurs. Because the tear that has formed arises in muscle tissue that has a funnel shape, it must be stitched by bringing the layers of the muscle tissue together properly and by matching the layers and joining them. Otherwise the deteriorations we have mentioned may occur.
Does a Birth Tear Occur in Every Woman?
No, a birth tear does not occur in every woman. In a normal birth there is a possibility of a tear forming because the vagina does not open enough or because the baby is very large in relation to the mother. The possibility of a tear forming is higher in those who are giving birth for the first time. Multiple births or a third or fourth birth can increase the possibility of a tear forming. Doctors may perform an episiotomy so as not to take a risk against the possibility of the tear forming on its own and in order to carry out a controlled procedure. However, this is not an obligation and, if a woman does not want this procedure, she must certainly speak with her doctor, have information about the process and make her own decision. Because doctors’ preference for episiotomy in our country is at rates of around 80%, this situation should not be a taboo and should be talked about. In women who have given birth many times, tears that are not visible to the eye form, and through these tears the bladder or the large bowel bulges into the vagina. These tears need to be repaired surgically.