You may shower after 2 days if your drainage tubes have been removed.
Drains after breast implant surgery.
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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.
Will i have drains after my breast augmentation.
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.
This bandage will be held in place by your bra or clear tape.
Feldman s patients won t have dressings to change or drain tubes to care for after primary augmentation.
Surgical drains can help prevent infection hematomas or seromas if there is a potential for blood or fluid buildup.
Fluid often builds up in the area where a breast is removed and can cause discomfort and delay healing if it is not drained.
Incision scars may take several months to more than a year to fade.
Drains are used after breast augmentation if dr.
Do breast implants always need to be removed if there are complications.
Drains drains go away.
The vast majority of dr.
You may have a jackson pratt drain jp drain in place when you leave the hospital.
Lifts reductions and revisions frequently require drains.
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This information will help you care for yourself after your breast implant surgery.
You will have a gauze bandage covering your incision surgical cut.
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Following breast augmentation patients are placed in a special surgical bra or compression garment to support the new tissue.
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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Drains allow the extra fluid tissue and blood to exit the body.
Surgical drains perform an important role in healing after breast surgery.
Dauwe may place drains to reduce the risk of seroma or fluid collection in the area.
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.
Recovery after breast augmentation.
Everything in life surgery and breast augmentation is a tradeoff of risk and benefit.
