Does it hurt to have tummy tuck drainage tubes removed?

    Seromas should always be drained, and they do place patients at greater risk for infection.  After drainage of the seroma, compression garment adherence is critical.

    I always recommend that patients wear the compression garments as instructed and keep the drains functional by stripping them every 2 hours or so.  240 cc from the drains in one day is not particularly concerning at one week unless the drains are particularly bloody.

   Urine stream change can occur after surgery due to Foley catheter placement, skin tension changes, and swelling.  If the condition does not resolve or improve in a few days, further investigation would be merited.

This is a very important question. Compression socks will not be sufficient. Your risk should be assessed by using the caprini scale. This allows to give a more detailed assessment of somebodies risk of developing dvt.    Best of luck   kind...

Occasionally, after the drains are removed, you can accumulate some fluid under the skin.  In most cases, this is a seroma.  Most of the time, your surgeon can drain this with a small needle in the office.  However, occasionally, you will need to go to the radiologist to have it...

Each plastic surgeon will have their own opinion about scar management, based on their experience. My own preference is to use steri-strips applied at the time of surgery and replace them with tape after a week, then continue taping for a total of 6 weeks.