All surgeries, orthopedic, plastic / cosmetic all produce swelling to some extent because it is part of the body’s normal healing process. Some cosmetic surgeries, such as liposuction, tummy tucks, and BBL, disrupt the natural pathways taken by the lymphatic system because of the location of the surgery. Other regions of the body, such as the nose after rhinoplasty or a face lift produce swelling that can last for a long time—even up to one year. However, because of the extensive areas of disruption, tummy tucks and liposuction procedures are usually the cosmetic surgeries with the greatest amount of lymphatic swelling.

When the lymph drifts out into surrounding tissue after a surgical procedure which disrupts the normal lymphatic pathways, swelling is the result, . In the book "A Patient's Guide to Liposuction", Dr Schafer says "swelling is caused by an accumulation of excess fluid in the treated tissue". Swelling is normal, but if you are a proactive person who wants to get back to your normal life, there's no reason to just wait patiently until it subsides on its own. Take action to avoid the following side effects by getting Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage, (MLD).

THE BENEFITS OF MLD AFTER SURGERY:

• MLD removes metabolic waste, excess water, toxins, bacteria, large protein molecules and foreign substances from the tissues.
• MLD, through its gentle rhythmical precise hand movements, alleviates pain by greatly reducing the pain signals sent to the brain.
• MLD relaxes the sympathetic nervous system, thus helping to relieve stress.
• MLD supports and enhances the action of the immune system.
• MLD helps the body to heal more quickly from surgical trauma.
• MLD helps to minimize scar formation.

 Clearly, Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage is helpful in the prevention of excessive swelling and pain which will make your overall healing from cosmetic surgery much faster and more comfortable. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE SIDE EFFECTS OF SURGERY TYPICALLY OCCUR:

•  Lymphatic fluid build-up in surgical area-this is relieved by Manual Lymphatic Drainage 
•  Skin adhesion onto the underlying tissue, which leads to movement restriction. This condition can be corrected with Manual Lymphatic Drainage
•  Excessive skin hardening-skin can be softened with Manual Lymphatic Drainage
• Scar tissue, fibroid lumps and bumps. This can be reduced and lumps and bumps eliminated with Fibrosis Treatments
• Liposuction/tummy tuck  leaves lumps because of the fat cells not removed. This can be corrected with Ultrasonic Cavitation
• Loose skin-can be tightened and renewed using Radio-frequency Skin Tightening procedure
• Cellulite looks worse: this is because cellulite is not removed by liposuction, and cellulite surgery is quite often the wrong decision. The best technology to tighten and lift skin and remove cellulite, after liposuction or not, is high-power, deep-acting radio frequency. And high-power ultrasonic cavitation treatment can help break down residual fatty deposits and cellulite by vibrating fat cells and either destabilizing them or literally bursting them up via a process called Ultrasonic Cavitation.