How big does a seroma need to be before it can be drained?

October 18, 2015
Asked By:momfor2 in Saskatchewan, SK

I had a tummy tuck 5 weeks again. They removed drains at 3 weeks exactly. The morning that they removed the drains I had drained 100cc in 24 hours between the two. PS said I would form a seroma or 2 and when they got big enough they would get drained. When I got my staples out last week family dr said that I had one but they would drain them until it looked like my skin was yellow around the seroma. That's when they knew they were big enough and then they knew where to aspirate. Is this right?

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October 19, 2015

Answer: Seroma after tummy tuck

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October 19, 2015

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