Risks of this procedure include:
(a) A malodorous discharge may continue for
some time. This may require long term
wound dressings.
(b) The collection may re-accumulate, and
may require further surgery.
(c) Increased risk in obese people of wound/infection, chest infection, heart and lung
complications and thrombosis.
(d) Increased risk in smokers of wound and
chest infections, heart and lung complications and thrombosis.