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Do people always have drains after mastectomy? If so, for how long?
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@meeshodge I wanted to thank you for bringing up AFC, aesthetic flat closure. You had mentioned it in an earlier post, too. I didn’t know what it was so I guess there are others that haven’t explored that option either. When going flat an AFC seems to be a really good option, and having a plastic surgeon do the closure might reduce scarring.
Thanks!
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I had my surgery at JAX Mayo. My surgeon was Emmanuel Gabriel and is trained in "oncoplastic reconstruction", but not a plastic surgeon. I shared my concerns with him and wanted to avoid being mutilated and wanted a nice, clean closure with no "dog ears" or bad scarring. He did not disappoint. I am very pleased with the results.