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Drainless Tummy Tuck Before & After Photos

896 Drainless Tummy Tuck pictures shared by doctors

Daniel Butz, MD

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Steven S. Carp, MD

Uniontown, Ohio

25-34 year old woman treated with Drainless Tummy Tuck - Let's talk drains...Until recently, when plastic surgeons performed a tummy tuck, we needed to place drains in the abdomen of every patient. Drains allow the fluid that accumulates following surgery to drain from the body. These drains stay in place for 2-3 weeks. They can be cumbersome, annoying, and, occasionally, uncomfortable. Why does fluid develop following an abdominoplasty? The process of rejuvenating the abdomen leaves a space between the surface tissues and the deeper tissues of the abdomen that takes a couple of weeks to heal. Fluids that naturally develop as your tissues heal move down and collect in the lower abdomen. Your lymphatic system cannot remove the fluid quickly enough, so drains are put in place to aid your body. The Drainless Tummy Tuck technique helps seal the top tissues to the deeper tissues so that there is no space for fluid collection. In short, this technique prevents your lymphatic system from being overwhelmed. Your body will still produce fluid, but it can easily be eliminated by the lymph nodes so there is no need for drains.

Chad Douglas Tattini, MD

Bloomington, Illinois

Daniel Butz, MD

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Woman treated with Drainless Tummy Tuck - This patient underwent a drainless tummy tuck procedure

Chad Douglas Tattini, MD

Bloomington, Illinois

Steven S. Carp, MD

Uniontown, Ohio

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