"Draining" Massage As Post-op Therapy with Liposuction

Milking the wound so the drain fluid instead of close up sounds like a great way to encourage a severe post surgical infection.  The body does not need this kind of help.  What swelling is present in the tissues following liposuction, the body is more than capable of removing on its own.  

The body defends itself from infection by rapidly sealing up the small holes made to perform liposuction. Frustrating this defense by the message you are describing will only interfere with the extremely powerful mechanisms the body has to prevent infection.

A month or more after liposuction, the equipment that performs lymphatic drainage massage should not interfere with the insertion scars but if done sooner, there may be trauma which will upset the healing and appearance of them.

I provide a lymphatic drainage massage (LDM) for all patients after surgery, and some opt to do them up to twice a week.  My therapist is certified in LDM and understands the proper way to manipulate the tissues.  It is a fairly light touch.

Most of my patients experience an improvement in their swelling after LDM.