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 with breast reconstruction ... It’s used during surgery to collect extra fluid from the area where the tumor was removed. The drain is connected to a plastic bulb to suction up the ...

Physical recovery time from a double mastectomy is typically ... a surgeon will discuss the removal procedure and aftercare with a person, such as what to expect with drains in recovery.