In this episode of the PRS Global Open Keynotes podcast, Dr. Justin Broyles from Harvard Medical School discusses how surgical drains impact the quality of life for patients. His recent study investigated patient reported outcome measures of breast reconstruction patients who had drains placed at the time of surgery. This episode discusses the following PRS Global Open article: “Understanding the Impacts of Surgical Drains on Postoperative Pain and Quality of Life” by Goutam K. Gadiraju, Matthew R. Prospero, Finn Tobias, Andrew J. Malek, Erik Reiche and Justin M. Broyles. Read it for free on PRSGlobalOpen.com: https://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/2025/01000/understanding_the_impacts_of_surgical_drains_on.60.aspx Dr. Justin Broyles is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and board-certified plastic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Your host, Dr. Damian Marucci, is a board-certified plastic surgeon and Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Sydney in Australia. #PRSGlobalOpen; #KeynotesPodcast; #PlasticSurgery; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open