Drains After Breast Implant Surgery

Feldman s patients won t have dressings to change or drain tubes to care for after primary augmentation.

Drains after breast implant surgery. Drains are used after breast augmentation if dr. Click here to see all chapters from pamela s story. Surgical drains perform an important role in healing after breast surgery. You may have a jackson pratt drain jp drain in place when you leave the hospital.

Lifts reductions and revisions frequently require drains. 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. 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.

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. You may shower after 2 days if your drainage tubes have been removed. Crawford feels that there may be extra fluid collecting around the implant after surgery. Will i have drains after my breast augmentation.

Incision scars may take several months to more than a year to fade. Dauwe may place drains to reduce the risk of seroma or fluid collection in the area. Fluid often builds up in the area where a breast is removed and can cause discomfort and delay healing if it is not drained. The vast majority of dr.

Back to top after your surgery. Do breast implants always need to be removed if there are complications. Following breast augmentation patients are placed in a special surgical bra or compression garment to support the new tissue. Christopher hess in fairfax virginia.

Surgical drains can help prevent infection hematomas or seromas if there is a potential for blood or fluid buildup. Health is like money. This is a. The following is the final chapter in a 5 part series by pamela k.

You will have a gauze bandage covering your incision surgical cut. This bandage will be held in place by your bra or clear tape. Drains drains go away. 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.

Drains allow the extra fluid tissue and blood to exit the body.