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Your nurse and surgical team will go over your discharge instructions in detail before you go home. These instructions will include how to care for your surgical incisions, medication to take, activity restrictions and specific concerning signs and symptoms to watch out for at home.

You will be discharged with surgical drains. Prior to discharge your nurse will teach you and your family members how to take care of the drains. The drains will be removed in clinic when the output is low enough.

All patients will be set up with home visiting nurse services before discharge. These nurses will check on you at home every few days to make sure your are recovering appropriately. Patients who have their surgery are certain Penn hospitals may be able to have their drains removed at home by the visiting nurse.

You will be provided with the plastic surgery office phone number as well as contact information for the plastic surgery resident on call in case you have any questions or concerns outside of clinic hours.

You will see your plastic surgeon in clinic approximately 2-3 weeks after surgery during your post-operative appointment.

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Your nurse and surgical team will go over your discharge instructions in detail before you go home. These instructions will include how to care for your surgical incisions, medication to take, activity restrictions and specific concerning signs and symptoms to watch out for at home.

You will be discharged with surgical drains. Prior to discharge your nurse will teach you and your family members how to take care of the drains. The drains will be removed in clinic when the output is low enough.

All patients will be set up with home visiting nurse services before discharge. These nurses will check on you at home every few days to make sure your are recovering appropriately. Patients who have their surgery are certain Penn hospitals may be able to have their drains removed at home by the visiting nurse.

You will be provided with the plastic surgery office phone number as well as contact information for the plastic surgery resident on call in case you have any questions or concerns outside of clinic hours.

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Your nurse and surgical team will go over your discharge instructions in detail before you go home. These instructions will include how to care for your surgical incisions, medication to take, activity restrictions and specific concerning signs and symptoms to watch out for at home.

You will be discharged with surgical drains. Prior to discharge your nurse will teach you and your family members how to take care of the drains. The drains will be removed in clinic when the output is low enough.

All patients will be set up with home visiting nurse services before discharge. These nurses will check on you at home every few days to make sure your are recovering appropriately. Patients who have their surgery are certain Penn hospitals may be able to have their drains removed at home by the visiting nurse.

You will be provided with the plastic surgery office phone number as well as contact information for the plastic surgery resident on call in case you have any questions or concerns outside of clinic hours.

You will see your plastic surgeon in clinic approximately 2-3 weeks after surgery during your post-operative appointment.

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Your nurse and surgical team will go over your discharge instructions in detail before you go home. These instructions will include how to care for your surgical incisions, medication to take, activity restrictions and specific concerning signs and symptoms to watch out for at home.

You will be discharged with surgical drains. Prior to discharge your nurse will teach you and your family members how to take care of the drains. The drains will be removed in clinic when the output is low enough.

All patients will be set up with home visiting nurse services before discharge. These nurses will check on you at home every few days to make sure your are recovering appropriately. Patients who have their surgery are certain Penn hospitals may be able to have their drains removed at home by the visiting nurse.

You will be provided with the plastic surgery office phone number as well as contact information for the plastic surgery resident on call in case you have any questions or concerns outside of clinic hours.

You will see your plastic surgeon in clinic approximately 2-3 weeks after surgery during your post-operative appointment.

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