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Drains after breast implant surgery.
This information will help you care for yourself after your breast implant surgery.
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Fluid often builds up in the area where a breast is removed and can cause discomfort and delay healing if it is not drained.
You will have a gauze bandage covering your incision surgical cut.
Crawford feels that there may be extra fluid collecting around the implant after surgery.
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Following breast augmentation patients are placed in a special surgical bra or compression garment to support the new tissue.
Lifts reductions and revisions frequently require drains.
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Everything in life surgery and breast augmentation is a tradeoff of risk and benefit.
Drains also reduce the chance that you will develop a seroma a collection of fluid that can be uncomfortable and sometimes cause scarring.
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Will i have drains after my breast augmentation.
Drains are used after breast augmentation if dr.
Feldman s patients won t have dressings to change or drain tubes to care for after primary augmentation.
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Recovery after breast augmentation.
Incision scars may take several months to more than a year to fade.
Surgical drains can help prevent infection hematomas or seromas if there is a potential for blood or fluid buildup.
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Do not take baths soak in a hot tub or go swimming until stitches and drains are removed and your doctor says it is ok.
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This bandage will be held in place by your bra or clear tape.
Had breast aug on 3 14 had hematoma 11 days later 5 days after had infection at incision site did culture which was serratia marcescens taking 750 mgs of cipro 2x daily feeling pretty good slight drainage pinkisk water decreasing daily breast is a little swollen is it.
Surgical drains perform an important role in healing after breast surgery.
Most surgeons consider surgical drains to be unnecessary after a typical breast augmentation but they may be administered for certain breast implant types or breast surgeries.
Dauwe may place drains to reduce the risk of seroma or fluid collection in the area.
Drains allow the extra fluid tissue and blood to exit the body.
