How to remove a drain from a perianal abscess

Perianal abscess drainage tube needs to be sterilized first, then cut the fixed suture with scissors, and then pull out the drainage tube.
The drain can be removed when the drained fluid decreases significantly and the color of the drainage becomes clear.
First of all, the doctor needs to disinfect the drainage incision of perianal abscess, can use iodine or alcohol to disinfect the skin around the drainage tube, usually need to be disinfected twice, and then use tweezers to fix the suture of the drainage tube, use scissors to cut the fixed suture, and then pull out the drainage tube from the incision of the abscess carefully, the action should be gentle, not too rough.
After the drainage tube is removed, the affected area of the drainage incision is sterilized with iodophor, then covered with external dressing and fixed with adhesive tape, the specific operation is carried out by a specialist.
Whether or not or how to pull out the drainage tube of perianal abscess should be decided and operated by professional doctors, and must not take the initiative to pull out by oneself, so as not to affect the treatment of the disease.