Hi. I had a full drain less TT with MR on 10/10. A week after I went to my PS I could feel some fluid in my tummy. He insert a seroma-cath. Since then I have every day more than 100ml fluid. First it was very dark and now it gets brighter but the amount doesn't change. I do wear my compression garment 24/7. I try to rest a lot but why do I still accumulate so much fluid. On Monday it's 3 weeks already. I don't fell sick and the fluid looks uninflected. What is wrong with my healing process?
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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...
Your sleep may be off schedule for many reasons. As for your pain #medication, it is best to follow up with your doctor on how to proceed. Healing after a #tummytuck will require time. Some patients are out of bed and walking the night of surgery and every hour while awake. I allow my p...
There are excellent surgeons who perform tummy tucks with or without drains and the final results are likely very similar. However, there is research that shows that there is a lower rate of seromas (blister fluid collections, the very thing drains are supposed to prevent) with the use of the...