Fig. 2

Volume of the bloody drainage fluid (red bars) and milky drainage fluid (gray bars) after the initial surgery. The fluid was slightly milky in color from POD 3. The drain was removed POD 6 with 60 mL per day. The patient was discharged on postoperative day (POD) 7(black arrow). Total mastectomy was done on POD 35 (black arrow). After POD 36, the blue bars indicate the volume of the discharge from the drain; this fluid was serous rather than milky in color