How Comfortable or Uncomfortable Are the Drains Used for Breast Reduction?

The use of drains for breast reduction surgery is variable from plastic surgeon to plastic surgeon, so I believe their use may not be as important as was once thought.

In most cases, I still use soft suction drains and remove them after a few days, as I see advantages to removing the tissue fluid and/or blood that might accumulate.

These drains are not painful and slide out easily and with minimal discomfort when they are removed.

 

be left in place for more than 24 hours.  The drains are placed at the time of surgery, and they are made out of soft material, and function to remove any build up of fluid after surgery.  Most people are not bothered at all by simply having drains in place for a short period of time, and any discomfort associated with removing the drains can be minimized by using a local anesthetic at the time that the drains are removed.