Will my surgery area drain itself after the draining tube was removed?

June 17, 2017
Asked By:kled2017 in Acworth ga

Last week I had surgery to remove a lipoma on my upper thigh. For a week I had a draining tube in. A week later they removed it and said it will drain through the hole that the tube was in. Well now the hole has sealed up and the area i had surgery on Is swollen and all red and hurts when it's touched. Will it drain by itself and break through the hole?

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