How Long is Too Long to Wait to Drain an Abdominal Seroma? I Am Almost 3 Weeks Post Op and Ten Days Post Seroma.

A seroma should be aspirated as soon as it is diagnosed. Frequent aspirations will shorten the duration of the problem.

There really is no right or wrong with seroma treatment as long as you are followed closely with your surgeon.  I prefer to treat seromas when then appear or as soon as possible, but sometimes circumstances like yours occur and patients patients do just fine after one drainage.  Occasionally patient's will need additionally drainage.  Seromas, in general, are area, but when they do occur are easily treated with drainage and rarely require more extensive intervention.