Is It Common to Have a Drain in 2 Months After a Tummy Tuck?

I'm surprised to hear that drains have been left in for 2 months after a tummy tuck.  I can't say that this is unnecessarily long but I have never heard of them being in that long after an uncomplicated abdominoplasty.

In my practice we remove the drains between 5 and 7 days after surgery. If there is excessive fluid still draining after that time, one needs to examine the cause. Keeping the drains in at this point will probably not treat the cause, and might act as a conduit for bacteria to enter the body. If there is bacterial contamination of a seroma cavity (fluid filled space), antibiotics will not be able to clear the bacteria, and the area needs to be cleaned up surgically and closed again.