Will I need a surgical drain after lumpectomy?

Will I need a surgical drain after lumpectomy?

Posted by Avishek

Posted on 4th April, 2024 at 10:17:32 PM

Dr Soumen Das
Dr Soumen Das
MBBS (Hons,Gold Medalist), MS (Gold Medalist), FRCS(Glasgow), MRCS(Edinburgh & Glasgow), FACS(USA), FMAS, FIAGES UICC Fellow: Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai IACA Fellow: Robotic Cancer Surgery, COH Hospital, LA, USA

A surgical drain is a rubber tube inserted during surgery to collect excess fluid from the location where the tumor was removed. The drain is attached to a suction-capable plastic bulb.

Whether surgical drain will be left in, depends on your surgeon. Therefore, discuss any concern you have about surgical drain with your health care team before surgery.

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