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Breast reduction 3 months ago. Right side had been leaking fat and was cut open again last week to redo the sutures.

mel_0182Aug 13, 2018
It's been draining pretty bad since the first surgery and started to again 2 days after the second surgery. It also has a funky odor. Is this normal and how long should it take for it to stop draining? It only happened on the right side and the left side has been perfect.

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