Jeffrey C.Y. ChanGiuseppe Di TarantoRossella EliaVittoria AmorosiNgamcherd SitpahulHung Chi ChenRamathibodi HospitalAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'AndreaChina Medical University HospitalAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Umberto IUniversità degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro2022-08-042022-08-042021-01-01Archives of Plastic Surgery. Vol.48, No.3 (2021), 333-33522346171223461632-s2.0-85107231779https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78714In this report, we discuss the postoperative protocol for patients undergoing lymphaticove-nous anastomosis (LVA) in our unit. Immediately after LVA, the incision site is closed over a small Penrose drain and a simple gauze dressing is applied without compression. In the first 5 days, ambulation is allowed, but limb elevation is actively encouraged to promote lymphatic flow across the newly formed anastomosis. Prophylactic antibiotics are routinely given to prevent infection because this patient group is susceptible to infections, which could trigger thrombosis in the anastomosis.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.5999/aps.2019.01004