After you have plastic surgery, particularly a body procedure like a tummy tuck, liposuction, you want to heal as quickly as possible. You want to feel better so you can get back to your daily routine, but you also are excited to see the results of your procedure more quickly. While rest, gentle activity, and following your post-op instructions are key, lymphatic drainage massage can accelerate your recovery period.
First, let’s look at the Lymphatic System and what it does to better understand how the massage works. The Lymphatic System is the system of tissues, vessels and organs that work in conjunction to maintain fluid levels in our body, support immune function, and keep blood circulating. The system carries lymph, a clear fluid that contains proteins, waste fat cells and metabolized cells through the body which is filtered through the lymph nodes. Waste is removed from the body as clean lymph circulates back through. When the lymphatic system isn’t moving lymph through the body properly, excess fluid in the body builds up, causing edema and creating a puffy, uncomfortable look and feel.
Lymphatic drainage massage was developed to treat lymphedema, a condition of accumulated fluid within the body that often develops after removing lymph nodes. A trained massage therapist can manually massage the body in a way to push lymph through the body, breaking up areas of swelling and reducing excess fluid in the body.
Your lymphatic system is key to healing, regenerating tissues, and removing toxins from the body, When the body has experienced stress, such as fighting off illness, healing from an infection, or experiencing emotional stress, the lymphatic system can slow down. Manual lymphatic massage helps “re-start” the system of moving lymph through the body and can provide a variety of benefits, including:
One of the side effects of cosmetic surgery is swelling. This is a normal inflammatory response and a part of the healing process as fluid rushes to the area to nourish it with white blood cells. Body procedures, particularly tummy tucks and liposuction, often cause additional swelling as excess fluid and fat cells will harden within a few weeks of surgery.
We use Manual Lymphatic Drainage techniques to help guide the excess fluid to the lymph nodes. This helps reduce inflammation and pain. It is important to book your Post surgery aftercare sessions to help prevent seromas and increase the risk of infections
Having the correct garment for your specific surgery is very important. During your consultation, the therapist will check that your garment has the right fit, compression and support. Incorrect or badly fit garments can lead to seromas and fibrosis.
To minimise the uneven build-up of connective tissue, we recommend that you book your post surgery aftercare sessions as soon as you can. This might require the combination of Manual Lymphatic Drainage, cavitation, radiofrequency, ultrasound. See our post about Fibrosis
Part of your post surgery aftercare includes helping you maintain your desired shape. This is why it is important to start with the right aftercare programme, follow your surgeons advice and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Book your post surgery recovery session 24hour after your liposuction for better results. It is important that you wear the right garment for your surgery as much as you can. We recommend 5 sessions to start with and to book the session daily.
Tummy tucks have a high tendency to develop seromas, make sure you wear extra compression and use of a post surgery board to help you maintain the correct posture underneath your garment. Book your post surgery recovery session 24hour after your Tummy tuck and follow the recommendation by your surgeon and therapist.
Make your that you do not sit directly on your bum! This is particularly important for maintaining your desired shape. Always bring your BBL cushion and that you wear your specialised BBL garment. Book your post surgery recovery session 24hour after your BBL and follow the recommendation by your surgeon and therapist. We help to look after the liposuction area.
Make you wear the prescribed garment and book your post surgery recovery session 24hour after your surgery. This will help with the inflammation and back pain.
Book your post surgery recovery session 24hour after your procedure to help with the excess of fluid and bruises
Make you wear the prescribed garment and book your post surgery recovery session 24hour after your surgery. This will help with the inflammation and back pain.
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