Should doxycicline injection be used to treat persistent seroma?

Over the years, surgeons have improved procedures and found ways to eliminate the need for #drains commonly used in a #tummy #tuck or #abdominoplasty, and a variety of other operations. I have found that most of my patients do very well with the exception of those have large areas of liposuction...

No. You do not want to be exercising until your seroma is healed. Discuss when that will be with your surgeon.My best,Dr. Sheila Nazarian@drsheilanazarian on Instagram

When seromas are persistent, some sort of drain is needed. A penrose drain will be a bit messy but allow the seroma to close in from the top down. Sometimes there is a capsule that forms around the seroma which needs to be removed.

The purpose of applying #drains to a tummy tuck is to release extra fluid that may otherwise accumulate under the skin, fat or muscle following surgery. Patients generally find this annoying and uncomfortable and they can impede mobility and therefore slow aspects of #healing. Over the years,...

A seroma can be possible after tummy tuck with or without drains. The important thing is to identify and to manage it early and appropriately. This is typically performed with in-office aspiration. Our meta-analysis research (link below) showed that "drainless tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) with...

Hello, thank you for your question and photos. This is difficult to diagnose without a #facetoface #evaluation.I recommend seeking a #secondopinion consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. This may be a pocket of fluid which builds up the more you are up and around. This type of...