Your lymphatic system has no pump — it relies on movement, breath, and pressure to move fluid and waste out of your tissue. When it stalls, you feel it as swelling, heaviness, and slow recovery. Manual lymphatic drainage is a light, rhythmic technique that gets it moving again. It looks gentle. It does a great deal.
One of the few treatments that’s both extremely light and clinically significant. A cornerstone of post-surgical recovery and just as useful for anyone whose body holds fluid.
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The technique follows the direction of lymph flow toward your nodes using feather-light, repetitive strokes. That’s not a softer version of massage — it’s a different mechanism entirely. Pressing harder actually makes it less effective, because the lymphatic vessels sit just beneath the skin. Done correctly, it moves stalled fluid out and lets your tissue settle.
We work regularly with post-surgical and post-cosmetic-procedure clients on a coordinated schedule.
Lymphatic clients complete a separate intake form covering procedure details, drains, and clearance.
The rhythm is slow and repetitive. Many guests fall asleep on the table.
Intake & Clearance — Post-surgical clients complete our lymphatic drainage intake form and bring surgeon’s clearance, procedure date, and any restrictions.
Your Session — Feather-light, rhythmic strokes following lymph pathways. No deep pressure at any point.
Afterward — Expect thirst and more frequent bathroom trips for the rest of the day. That’s the treatment working.
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Single sessions and post-operative packages available. Post-op recovery typically requires a series, and package pricing reflects that. Call the spa for current rates.
Lymphatic work is useful well beyond the post-surgical context most people associate it with.
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It’s the gentlest treatment we offer and nothing like deep tissue. The pressure is deliberately feather-light because lymphatic vessels sit just beneath the skin — pressing harder actually makes the treatment less effective. Many guests fall asleep on the table.
That’s your surgeon’s decision. Many clear patients within the first week or two, sometimes sooner. Bring your written clearance, procedure date, and any restrictions you’ve been given, and we’ll work within that plan rather than around it.
Post-surgical recovery typically calls for two to three sessions a week at first, then tapering as swelling resolves. For general fluid retention or bloating, many guests do well with a single session each month.
Because the treatment worked. You’ve moved fluid that was sitting stalled in your tissue back into circulation, and your body clears it through your kidneys. Expect thirst and more frequent bathroom trips for the rest of the day.
It can help by reducing fluid retention and improving circulation in the area, particularly when combined with body contouring. It won’t eliminate cellulite entirely — no treatment reliably does, and we’d rather say so upfront.
Yes. Active infection, congestive heart failure, acute deep vein thrombosis, and untreated cancer all require physician clearance before we treat. Please share your full medical history on your intake form so we can screen properly.
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