Massaging After Liposuction?

I do not specifically recommend massage after liposuction.  If however, there is an area of swelling and firmness, I will sometimes recommend working the area to soften it. 

It is really not necessary for you to massage yourself after liposuction. The idea of lymphatic drainage massage is a special type of massage technique used to decrease swelling by increasing the lymphatic flow. If you feel that you would benefit from that type of massage, call your surgeon and ask him/her for advice on someone they trust. In terms of timing, you are ready for massage when you feel you are able to move around with minimal soreness. Good luck,

Sim, There are physical therapists and massage therapists specially trained to perform lymphatic drainage massage (LDM) or lymphatic manual drainage (LMD). Their techniques enhance the lymphatic system's ability to clear swelling from the surgically traumatized areas. This is usually possible when the most severe soreness has subsided in a week or so. Good luck!

Hi! There is no need for massage after liposuction, except in the abdomen, which is more prone to irregularities. In New York, we send liposuction of the stomach patients for professional lymphatic drainage massage, as soon as they are not too sore (a few days). But I don't recommend that you massage yourself.

There is no evidence that massage has any positive benefits for the liposuction patient. As a matter of fact, it might even do harm if too agressive. The area that has been treated by liposuction is a surgical wound. A repairative process must ensue that takes many months. The healing mechanisms in the body (that have evolved over thousands of years) are very efficient at repairing what the procedure has created. Let your body do the job it knows how to do.