At MSK, we do not leave in surgical drains after a lumpectomy, or after a lumpectomy with lymph node biopsy. Cancer doctor Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes talks with breast surgeon Dr. Tracy-Ann Moo about the ...

All patients that undergo mastectomy will have drains post-operatively. The drains are eventually removed in clinic. You may have pain around the site of your incision after surgery. The pain is ...

After a mastectomy, you won't be able to jump right ... want their patients to avoid significant exercise until surgical ...

DIEP flap surgery is an option for patients who have had a mastectomy, in which one or both ... any excess fluid and promote healing. These drains will be taken out anywhere from one and three weeks ...