Tummy Tuck Drain Tube Removal

I worked this up way too much in my head.

Tummy tuck drain tube removal.

The drain does exactly what it sounds like. And although i meant what i said about the slug overall i think my toddler could. A drain can be placed during surgery or as an outpatient procedure. One of these is the tummy tuck drain a small tube with a bulb attached that allows you to remove excess fluid to prevent seroma infection and other complications.

In many cases the use of drainage tubes will be sufficient for. How to remove your drain after a tummy tuck in this video marisol yanez removes a drain aproximately 2 weeks after her mmo. Guess who is drainless. The drainage tubes may remain in your body for a few hours or a few days after the surgery in order to prevent fluid buildup.

This is video 3 in my vlogs. Tummy tuck recovery removal of drain day 7 post op didn t hurt comment like subscribe or more. It drains fluid away and out of the body just like a plumbing drain. To prevent a seroma surgeons will often install drainage tubes within the surgical treatment site in order to reduce fluid buildup during the healing process.

How can seromas be prevented. Pus or bloody drainage from the seroma or incision site. Outside of surgery drains are often placed in interventional radiology and the doctor placing the drain uses an x ray machine or another type of scan to make sure. Unfortunately seromas typically form after the drains have been removed.