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It Has Been 10 Weeks Since my Bi-lateral Mastectomy. I Have Developed a Seroma, and the Draining Pockets Are Not Absorbing?
The surgeon says it will just take time. How long should this take to have the drainage absorbed by the bpdy??
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Should I still have drainage 10 weeks after bilateral mastectomies?
My first question is did you have breast reconstruction? If not I would like to know whether a referral to a plastic surgeon was offered. If you have an implant based reconstruction then you should have you drains out by now. If you have a reconstruction with your own tissue you should have your drains out by now. If you just had mastecomies and you have pockets that are not collapsed and have developed a seroma then the drainage will continue. This is...
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