Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Body Contouring, October 21st, 2009 | Posted by Dr. Michael Kreidstein

Patients often express surprise that they will not require drains after their abdominoplasty/tummy tuck. Although some surgeons continue to use drains, our experience over the past 10 years matches published reports in which drains can be eliminated if certain steps are taken during surgery. Most importantly, we place ‘progressive tension sutures’ to attach [...]