breast augmentation nyc update
hi, i'm dr. frank lista here at the plasticsurgery clinic and we've just finished a day of surgery. actually it's our first day ofsurgery in january in the new year, so happy new year to everyone. and one of our patientsasked a question. the question was: why do you use drains after breast augmentation whenother surgeons don't? first of all, what's a drain? a drain is a little tiny tube likethis, see it's really small, it's only a couple millimetres wide, it's made out of silicone.and at the end of surgery, while you're still asleep, the drain is inserted around the implant.it comes out through a little tiny opening just beside your incision, one on each side.it's invisible, it doesn't bother you, it doesn't hurt, you can't feel it. one end ofthe drain is attached to this little bulb, which is attached to the tube, and any bloodor fluid that collects around the implant comes out through this- through the drainagetube, into the co...