A high-quality, pull-on and go panty (all we moms have time for!), C-Panty utilizes an incision area support panel as well as an inner silicone layer. Its innovative patent pending design is just the way to control swelling and hold in that little incision "pooch" while providing a compressive, moisture-retaining area for minimizing scar appearance and symptoms.

Designed by a two-time C-section mom with a team of therapists, surgeons and other C-moms, C-Panty incorporates technology from Bio Med Sciences, an award-winning company specializing in wound care and scar management. C-Panty is also made in the USA with a premium, nylon and spandex blend fabric that provides the perfect amount of shaping and compression without feeling like a boa constrictor control panty!

Designed to flatter and fit the post-partum mom, it is not a granny panty, but not too skimpy either. C-Panty is seamless, low-rise, medium cut and washable. Other features include:

• Interior silicone scar management panel made with Silon-TEX®
• Low-rise fit
• Lightweight compression panel
• Non-binding waistband
• Panty fabric is 92% nylon and 8% spandex
• Full-cut rear
• Seamless construction
• Machine Washable

The key to C-Panty is the combination of silicone and compression. Silicone increases the moisture content of the scar while the compression organizes collagen formation, decreases swelling and provides gentle support to comfort the area while providing that much needed post-baby shaping. Silicone and compression, techniques called scar management, have been used for years by doctors to help patients recover from surgery and skin burns.

C-Panty use can begin as soon as the wound is closed with benefits well past delivery depending on how you heal and your need for holding down that pesky little incision area that is never as flat we C-moms would like it to be! Clinical studies cite the use of scar management for several months and up to a year after surgery.

Although no treatment method can make scars totally disappear, it has been demonstrated that scar management techniques can impact scars.

Along with compression and silicone, other techniques exist to inhibit scar appearance and decrease its sensitivity. A primary one is scar massage. After clearing with your MD that scar massage is ok, try some scar massage three times a day for about 5 minutes.

• Use gentle pressure of your index and long finger, just enough to place a little tension on the scar.
• Gently massage with mini circles as well as along the scar and perpendicular to it. The glide motion should only be about a centimeter.
• Spend more time on ropey or thick areas.
• Never do scar massage until the wound is completely closed (no scab remaining).

You need to wait until the surface wound is healed (no scab remaining), about a week or you can cover the silicone panel with a pad or panty liner and begin use as tolerated. As with any post-surgical product, get your doctor's ok.

Check out cpanty.com for more information on the product, caring for your incision site, and expert resources.