What would case the necrosis of the tissue at the "T" sight on the abdominalplasty. This is a late 30s female, non smoker, is not exposed to second hand smoke, no medical issues previously. There was no liposuction conducted during the procedure. All pre op and post op protocols followed. Photos are attached and graphic. no drains were used.
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I have always employed drainless tummy tuck, which is the progressive tension technique- because that is how I was trained in plastic surgery residency, but also because my experience has been less fluid collections (seromas/hematomas). If you ask patients what they most dislike about...
Based on your description, it sounds like you developed a seroma following a drainless tummy tuck. One or a couple of the progressive tension sutures may have failed or were spaced too far apart. This is a known possible complication that can be managed effectively without any long-term e...
No Drian Tummy Tuck-Pros:1. Decreased seroma rate. Which is why we used to use drains... To prevent seromas but found that seroma rates were actually decreased (9% with drains, down to 2% without drains) using the no drian technique utilizing progressive tension sutures2. no drain site pain 3. ...