After a caesarean
Etna cares for caesarean scars at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. We flatten and fade the scar once you are cleared at your postnatal check. The first consultation is free.
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Reviewed by Dr. Ovie Mimi, Medical doctor in charge at Etna Med Spa & Aesthetic Clinic. HEFAMAA HF-2026-143-11984.
The condition
A caesarean scar is the line left after a C-section. It can feel tight, raised, itchy, or simply more visible than you hoped once the weeks have passed.
Scar care here is not a cosmetic extra. It is part of recovering after birth, started only when you are cleared at your postnatal check.
A caesarean scar is the line left after a C-section. It can be raised, tight, itchy, or simply darker than you hoped once the weeks have passed. Scar care here is part of recovering after birth, not a cosmetic extra.
We do not start before you are cleared at your postnatal check. If you are still pregnant, prenatal massage is the visit for now: laser is never used during pregnancy.
You do not have to describe the birth in detail. Show us the scar. We will say what we can do, and you will decide.
A C-section scar is a surgical line. It can stay raised, tight, itchy, or simply darker than the skin around it once the weeks have passed. “Will it fade?” is a fair question. Some of the colour settles. Texture often needs a plan.
Scar care after a caesarean is not vanity. It is part of living in a body that delivered a baby. We name flattening and fading honestly, then confirm what belongs to your scar at a free consultation.
Daily life
Some people forget it. Others feel it when they dress, when they lie down, or when they look.
Some people forget the line. Others feel it under clothes, when they lie down, or when they look. Both are ordinary. Both are allowed to bring you in.
A scar can sit beside stretch marks on the same tummy. We can talk about both in one consultation without rushing either.
How a C-section scar makes you feel can be quiet (a ridge under a waistband) or loud, every time you lie down. Both are ordinary. Both are a reason to come in once you are cleared.
A ridge that catches under clothes, or skin that does not move as easily as it used to.
A mark that has faded less than you expected.
There is no prize for starting early. We wait for your postnatal check.
What can help
Scar care is matched to how the scar sits (raised, darkened, or simply stubborn) not to a single device.
Scar care is matched to how the scar sits, raised, darkened, or simply stubborn. Flattening and fading are the aims we name on this page. The exact session is confirmed when we see you.
Extensive or complicated scars are talked through before anything is booked. That is the point of a free consultation.
At Etna Lekki
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie. Your first visit is a free consultation in Lekki Phase 1.
C-section scar care is overseen by Dr. Ovie at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. The first consultation is free.
Intimate wellness (leaks, tightening, rejuvenation) lives in the same clinic if those are also on your mind.
When to begin
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check, not before.
There is no prize for starting early. A plan can wait until you are ready to talk it through.
Message us when you have been cleared. You leave the first visit with a clear plan, not a demand to book.
The postnatal check is the gate, not a suggestion. If you are still pregnant, prenatal massage is the visit for now. Laser is never used during pregnancy.
Who this is for
We do not start scar care before you are cleared.
You do not need to describe it perfectly. Show us.
WhatsApp, email, or the form, then a conversation.
In Lekki Phase 1
Etna is in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Caesarean scar care is clinical work, overseen by Dr. Ovie, in a HEFAMAA-accredited clinic.
You do not need a referral. Private things are treated privately.
You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Etna treats caesarean scars in Lekki Phase 1 as clinical work, overseen by Dr. Ovie. You can talk about stretch marks or leaks in the same conversation without turning the visit into a catalogue.
Your visit
You do not need the right vocabulary for C-section scars. These are enough to start a free consultation at Etna in Lekki Phase 1.
After your babyEvery visit starts here. We look, we listen, we suggest. Before you spend.
You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie Mimi, the medical doctor in charge, at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic at 4C Bayo Olagoke Close, Lekki Phase 1.
Your first visit
Every visit begins with a free consultation. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Book a free consultation →A caesarean scar is the line left after a C-section. It can be raised, tight, itchy, or simply darker than you hoped once the weeks have passed. Scar care here is part of recovering after birth, not a cosmetic extra.
Some people forget the line. Others feel it under clothes, when they lie down, or when they look. Both are ordinary. Both are allowed to bring you in.
C-section scar care is overseen by Dr. Ovie at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. The first consultation is free.
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check, not before.
Etna is in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Caesarean scar care is clinical work, overseen by Dr. Ovie, in a HEFAMAA-accredited clinic.
We flatten and fade caesarean scars at our Lekki Phase 1 clinic, once you are cleared at your postnatal check. The first consultation is free and there is no pressure to book on the day.
No. We wait until you are cleared at your postnatal check. If you are still pregnant, prenatal massage can ease back, hip and leg strain while you wait. Laser is never used during pregnancy.
No. Come as you are. We look at the scar, answer your questions and suggest what will help.
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check. The first consultation is free, and there is no pressure to book on the day.
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check. If you are still pregnant, prenatal massage can ease back, hip and leg strain while you wait.
Yes. Every visit starts with a free consultation. We look at your skin, answer your questions and suggest what will help.
No. Your first visit is a conversation. You leave with a clear plan and decide in your own time. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie Mimi, the medical doctor in charge and HEFAMAA operating officer-in-charge, at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic at 4C Bayo Olagoke Close, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
Your first visit
We look at your skin, answer your questions and suggest what will help. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Book a free consultation →