7 weeks post-op Tummy tuck & still draining 75cc a day. Dr. injected iodine into drainage area, but draining continues. Advice?

July 28, 2015
Asked By:dtorre23 in El Paso, TX

I had a tummy tuck and lipo suction 7 weeks ago, they took out my first drain 3 weeks after surgery but I still have 1 drain in. I am still draining about 75 cc a 24 hr. period. The doctor put in iodine and the draining subsided for the first 2 days, but now I'm back to 75 cc a day. I am freaking out!What am I doing wrong? What can I do to help draining stop?

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