plural seromas
: a localized accumulation of clear fluid that sometimes occurs in a part of the body (such as the abdomen or breast) where tissue has been incised, disturbed, or removed during surgery and that may cause swelling and discomfort
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Always clarify these with your plastic surgeon, and clarify what might happen in the event of, say, an infected seroma.
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
If the seroma impairs your mobility, draining the fluid can help restore movement.
—David Hampton, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
This procedure involves using a needle to withdraw the fluid from the seroma.
—David Hampton, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
The Florida Department of Health administrative complaint says Drain With Stef also offered seroma removal.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Like all surgical procedures, breast lifts can cause bleeding, seroma (soft, swollen lumps around the incision site that can be drained with the help of a needle), infection, asymmetry, and poor scarring.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2023
According to Obeng, general risks from any elective surgeries can include infection, scarring, nerve damage, a seroma [collection of fluid] and a hematoma [collection of blood].
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
If the seroma impairs your mobility, draining the fluid can help restore movement.
—David Hampton, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
This procedure involves using a needle to withdraw the fluid from the seroma.
—David Hampton, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
The Florida Department of Health administrative complaint says Drain With Stef also offered seroma removal.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Like all surgical procedures, breast lifts can cause bleeding, seroma (soft, swollen lumps around the incision site that can be drained with the help of a needle), infection, asymmetry, and poor scarring.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2023
According to Obeng, general risks from any elective surgeries can include infection, scarring, nerve damage, a seroma [collection of fluid] and a hematoma [collection of blood].
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
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seroma
noun
se·ro·ma
: a localized accumulation of clear fluid that sometimes occurs in a part of the body (as the abdomen or breast) where tissue has been incised, disturbed, or removed during surgery and that may cause swelling and discomfort
Perinephric seromas are postoperative fluid collections, which can be large.—Hasan Bazari et al.
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