I Had a FTT 3 Months Ago. What can I do to encourage Lymph drainage?

The area around the symphis Pubis swells to varying degrees and some times its so raised that its bothersome.If this is lymph how long can it take for this area to get flat again? What can I do to encourage Lymph drainage? There was no weight issue pre and post ftt .

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Tummy Tuck

Be sure to walk every day and wear compression until the healing is complete. You may need the compression garment for 6 months off and on.

I Had a FTT 3 Months Ago. What can I do to encourage Lymph drainage?

I recommend external ultrasound therapy on a 3 times a week basis for 1 month. This should help alleviate your issue.

Tummy tuck and lymph drainage

This is one of the last areas to recover from swelling in my experience. Some of my patients benefit from lymphatic massage (a particular type of massage that helps stimulate the lymphatic system and decrease swelling). You have to find an expert who has trained in this particular type of massage and it will probably require a series of 4-8 treatments. I would also recommend supporting that area to discourage abdominal swelling from going in that direction. Some abdominal... more