surgery and swelling

Surgery is a first step towards healing, marking the moment joints are replaced, cancers removed, repairs and enhancements achieved. The next step is lymphatic therapy.

Immediately post op – as soon as you’re able to attend sessions – MLD calms acute pain and swelling. In the weeks and months following surgery the priorities are resolving entrenched edema, diminishing fibrosis and scars, and improving function and flexibility.

Consider MLD therapy for pre-op pain management too. Surgical waiting lists stretching for months are discouraging. In the meantime you're dealing with soreness and reduced mobility which interferes with life in general. While that surgery is the needed fix, MLD boosts lymphatic function to reduce current inflammation and discomfort and make getting around more comfortable.

Seek MLD therapy post operatively for:

• Orthopedics - for example, repair or replacement of hip, knee, ankle, wrist and other joints, ACL and rotator cuff
• Oral and maxillofacial - reconstructive, dental, head and neck cancers
• Cancer - related to diagnostic and treatment procedures
• Cosmetic - e.g. liposuction, breast reduction/augmentation, tummy tuck, rhinoplasty, BBL
• Reconstructive – congenital and developmental anomalies, gender affirmation
• Trauma – reconstructive, complicated fractures, fasciotomies, deep lacerations