How are you supposed to get a lymphatic massage if you can’t lay on your back?

Hello angelinelovelace, It’s a pleasure to answer your questions! Plastic surgeons should advise their patients that, without lymphatic drainage massages, there is a risk that the swelling and inflammation could turn into fibrosis, which is a permanent hardening of the area. At least ten l...

Hello dear!! Thanks for the question and provided information as well.  Lymphatic massage are very helpful to reduce swelling. I suggest my patients to start on the second or third day after surgery and to use a full body compression garment, 24/7 for the first 3 months, and after that, for 12...

Everyone is different, and I would be for the final answer to your plastic surgeon. In my experience, lymphatic massage has been helpful in reducing the normal swelling from an abdominoplasty more rapidly than I would normally expect. This has been personal observation, and I know of no studies...

Hello,Thank you so much for sharing your question. There is no point in getting them before surgery. After surgery I suggest my patients to get at least 10. Kind regards,Dr. Roberto Guerrero, MD 

Thank you for asking about your liposuction recovery.I do not recommend massage after liposuction - I do not think it change the result. Hope this helps. Best wishes. Elizabeth Morgan MD PHD FACS  Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Member Am. Soc. Plastic Surgeons, Am. Soc. Aesthetic Plastic ...

Hi. You may have lymphatic drainage massages and ultrasound anywhere "but never in your buttocks area", for this will contribute to the reabsorption of the grafted fat and a lose of volume. Do not let anyone work over that area.Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery...