Seroma is a common complication after breast surgery such as mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. However, there is a lack of evidence for the utility of drains in the recipient site in delayed autologous breast reconstruction. We reviewed our experience with delayed abdominal-based flap breast reconstruction with a drainless recipient site.A single-surgeon retrospective case review was performed for delayed abdominal-based flap breast reconstruction using drainless recipient sites from May 2018 to June 2019. Primary outcomes were recipient-site complications.Thirty-one delayed abdominal-based flap breast reconstructions that did not use drains in the recipient site were identified in 22 patients. Mean age was 52.8 years (SD, 9.7 years). Mean body mass index was 30.1 kg/m (interquartile range [IQR], 28.2-35.0 kg/m). Common comorbidities were obesity (45.4%), prior tobacco use (31.8%), and diabetes (10.0%). Median time to abdominal-based flap reconstruction was 27.5 months (IQR, 9.9-105.2 months). There were 22 muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps and 9 deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flaps performed. Ten patients (45.4%) underwent bilateral reconstruction. Mean operative time was 302 minutes (SD, 85 minutes). Flap take back occurred in 1 case (3.2%). Mean length of stay was 4 days (SD, 0.8 days). Recipient-site complications were healing complications (32.3%), seroma (3.2%), hematoma (3.2%), and fat necrosis (19.4%). Median follow-up was 4.2 months (IQR, 2.5-11.5).In this case series, our data indicate that delayed autologous reconstruction without drain placement at the recipient site has been proven to be safe and successful and did not increase the rate of seroma or other complications. Adopting a drainless approach may also improve patient comfort and satisfaction.
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