I'm day 4 post op of a tummy tuck and chest contouring with long incisions under the arm and chest. I have 4 drains, all have slowed down and are getting clear. Then the slowest of them all, left chest started producing lots of blood. Taken out 75cc in 4. 5 hours. I have had the compression garment on the entire time. How concerned should I be? At what point should I contact the Dr.?
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Thank you for your question. This seems to be a possible side effect from one of your medications. Maybe the antibiotic or prednisone. Please contact your plastic surgeon for an exam and review of your medications. All the best.
Dear skyer6,
Thank you for your clinical post. In general, most surgeons encourage a
consultation process that thoroughly discusses the risk, benefits and recovery
of a procedure such as a tummy tuck and lipo.
Patients should then proceed home to think about the procedure, its
risk, benefits...
Lots of people travel for surgery, have uneventful recoveries, and are happy with their results. Then there are the patients who develop problems and have no surgeon to help take care of them. We have all had patients calling us suffering with major complications looking for a...
