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If I was to have a seroma, how would I know?

What are the symptoms? Also if confirmed, how is it fix? Can one leak expelling fluid at home for a day and be ok after it stops?

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Dr. Douglas M. Senderoff, MD, FACS
Dr. Douglas M. Senderoff, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jon Ver Halen, MD, FACS (license suspended)
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