Researchers say their new study showing that the use of progressive tension sutures without drains decreases seroma rates adds to mounting evidence that surgeons should consider abandoning drain use in abdominoplasty and use the progressive tension suture technique.

Published papers have suggested seroma rates are higher, ranging from 2% to 26% with drains, versus 0.1% to 4% with progressive tension sutures without drains, according to the study’s abstract.

In this study, plastic surgeons reported on a single surgery center experience with 451 abdominoplasties from 2009 to 2015, after they adopted progressive tension sutures without drains.

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