Tummy Tuck and Tubal Ligation
Tummy tuck / abdominoplasty surgery will not affect your tubal ligation.
As to drain placement after surgery, it is really up to your surgeon. I would suggest focusing more on the results than whether or not you will have a drain.
Drain placement is no big deal and after you get over the initial fear of the drain, you will realize it is nothing to fear. Some patients need drains and other do not, depending on their surgery.
Based on your pictures, it looks like you could have very nice results from tummy tuck / abdominoplasty. (David Shafer, MD, New York Plastic Surgeon)
No drain tummy tuck recovery, safe and wonderful
The simple answer is ‘yes’, you can have a tummy tuck safely without a drain. The topic seems controversial, though our experience now over nine years has been that the tummy tuck can be performed without a drain with a very low risk of fluid collection called seroma. The techniques are published and and reviewed, and results have been confirmed by us and others. Your tube ligation, by the way, is not at risk. (Peter E. Johnson, MD, Chicago Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tuck and drains
Tummy tuck should not interfere with your tubal ligation. With regard to drain, most plastic surgeons use drains to minimize the post operative incidence of seromas (fluid collections) under your skin. Different techniques are available in order reduce the change of seroma formation.
These include spraying with special fibrin glue material or using quilting sutures between the subcutaneous tissue and the abdominal wall. If your surgeon uses these techniques, he or she might not use drains. (Kambiz Jacob Cohen-Kashi, MD, Long Island Plastic Surgeon)
No drainage tubes are very much possible
The tubal ligation should not play a rol ein anay future tummy tuck surgery. As for drainage tubes, that really does come down to a surgeon preference. In my practice, I refer to them as a “necessary evil”. But there are certain techniques which may be used to eliminate the risk of a fluid collection (seroma) after surgery which having drains is meant to prevent. The techniques carry their own risks if not performed correctly. You should discuss this in detail with your board certified plastic surgeon and ask about their particular preference and be sure to ask why. (Brian S. Glatt, MD, Morristown Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tuck without drains is possible
The tummy tuck should not interfere with the tubal ligation. I assume you already had it performed? It is possible to do a tummy tuck without drains. It is really surgeon preference. Either way is OK. The important thing is to have a nice result with no complications and a well-planned recovery period. Ask your surgeon if they will prescribe muscle relaxors as that will help a lot with the post-operative discomfort. (Tracy Pfeifer, MD, Manhattan Plastic Surgeon)
Drains may not be needed for a Tummy Tuck.
The use of drains with tummy tuck surgery is really the surgeons preference. Their use is an attempt to lower the risk of fluid (serum or blood) collecting in the early days after surgery. In my practice, I have not used drains in the past 100 consecutive cases. This has been accomplished with changes to the surgical technique.
Fluid collections occur in about 5% of patients but this has not been higher than when I routinely used drains. After drains are removed, seromas requiring treatment can still occur. Patients are happy to not have drains but I always tell patients that I will determine in the operating room if I need them or not. If your surgeon feels otherwise then this should have no bearing on your outcome. Drains are a short term nuisance but this is a minor concern in the recovery from this procedure. (Mathew C. Mosher, MD, Vancouver Plastic Surgeon)