Tummy Tuck Operation Plastic Surgery Harley Clinic Comparing Pain: What Hurts More, a C Section or an Abdominoplasty? C sections are often spoken about like the easier option but in reality, they are major abdominal surgery. Layers of skin, muscle, and tissue are opened to deliver your baby, then stitched back Why Do C Section Scars Hurt or Itch? New Jersey Dr. Caroline Szpalski Sharp shoulder pain after your C section? It's probably gas. Not your shoulder. After surgery, your bowels slow down. Gas builds up more easily. That gas rises and irritates your diaphragm (your breathing