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How often and how important is lymphatic drainage massage?

Patricia3316Feb 13, 2015
I'm having breast augmentation, tummy tuck and inner thigh lift. How often should I get lymphatic drainage massage and is there anything else that's important that I should do?

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Dr. Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tom J. Pousti, MD

Always best to run these types of questions by your plastic surgeon, who may or may not recommend the massage. Best wishes.

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Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation)

This question should be addressed by your surgeon.I don't encourage any type of massage after liposuction.When I was in medical school, I heard an attending say, "One kidney is smarter than four doctors." The implication was that the body knows what to do, and sometimes interfering with the...

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Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

These techniques are worthless. As a matter of fact, if done to aggressively they might actually do harm.

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Jose Leon, MD

Hello, thank you for your question. Lymphatic drainage means that the massage will take the swelling liquid and try to push it towards your lymph nodes so it is reabsorbed faster and the selling subsides. Since there is no swelling before the surgery, it would only be a waist of money. Hope to...

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Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD (closed)

Thank you so much for your question about your liposuction healing.Liposuction drainage usually subsides and may stop altogether in 24 hours.If it continues beyond 72 hours (3 days), there may be an infection.Ask your surgeon about this - if the drainage stops in 24 hours after antibiotics, I...

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Kenneth Hughes, MD

Lymphatic massage has not been shown to be of benefit prior to liposuction.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

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