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 ...

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 ...