This procedure of pushing and forcing fluids out from surgical incisions (and even opening them or cutting the skin), is done at med-spas who call it "Lymphatic massage" or "Lymphatic drainage". There is a lot of marketing with videos on youtube/instagram of practitioners forcing fluids out of recent surgical incisions. Wouldn't this type of manipulation put the area at risk of infection and other problems? What is the safest way to drain excessive swelling at this stage of post-surgery?
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Thanks for your question and congratulations on completing your
surgery. I would definitely follow up
with your Plastic Surgeon to see what could be going on. Best of luck.
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