Surgical Drains After Plastic Surgery
June 28, 2011 @ 11:49 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
Many surgeries include the placement of surgical drains. Why? Why do some procedures need drains and others don’t? Let’s look at what drains are designed to do, and just as importantly, what they are not designed to do. The whole concept of drains, and draining a surgical wound is confusing to many people, and not just patients. I find nurses and physicians often don’t fully understand drains either...