Well, all incisions heal in essentially the same way, and again, the care that the plastic surgeon takes in putting the incision together will significantly affect the way the would heals. What the post-operative care involves is mainly the management of drains which are left in after the surgery to remove any fluid that might ooze out for the first few days after the surgery. So the patient usually comes back three, four, five days after the operation to have those drainage tubes removed, and t
