Scientists at Sechenov University have patented and begun to apply new methods of cesarean section. They increase the likelihood that women who have undergone surgery will subsequently be able to give birth to a child naturally.
The changes affect the methods of suturing the wound. The improved technique allows tissues to be connected in layers, which provides a more accurate and reliable seam. This, in turn, reduces the risk of uterine scar failure.
An incompetent, or defective, scar consists mainly of connective tissue, which makes the seam less dense. During pregnancy, it can become thinner, which increases the risk of uterine rupture.
The stronger the scar, the more likely it is that in the future a woman will be able to give birth to a child through natural childbirth.
Specialists use a technique that uses a continuous vertical U-shaped suture, as well as a technique for applying an 8-shaped continuous suture with adaptation of the wound edges.
Doctors have already performed operations using new methods on more than one hundred patients at the Sechenov Center for Motherhood and Childhood.
Patients who underwent surgery as part of the study did not have any complications in the postoperative period.
Earlier, Sechenov University developed a skin prototype for testing drugs. The new model will make it possible to test drugs for the treatment of dermatological diseases, taking into account the interaction of microorganisms with the components of drugs. This model will also help to better understand the mechanisms of disease development and will make it possible to study the mechanisms of acne, psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and other diseases.
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