Face Lift - Lymphatic Massage for Pre- and Post-Operative Care

Having a face lift puts a lot of stress on the various parts of the area where the surgery will be performed. There will be swelling and bruising, and as in any surgery there is a risk of complications and infections. Some plastic surgeons may offer lymphatic massage as a help in the recovery process. Lymphatic massage is a benefit to most individuals even if they have not had surgery, but if someone is planning a surgery like a face lift, it is a good idea to do some research into the benefits of using lymphatic massage before the surgery and especially following it.

Perhaps you have no idea what lymphatic massage even is. If you have heard of it, perhaps you figured it was some strange treatment that only people really into natural things would consider. There is nothing strange about helping your lymphatic system. It is a very important part of your body. Massaging the system gets rid of toxins in your body thus reducing infection, boosting your immune system, helping the symptoms of inflammatory conditions of the joints and the skin, and it can even help facial paralysis.

When it comes to using lymphatic massage before and after a face lift, it is helpful for a variety of reasons as well. Before a surgery, it can help boost your immune system, it gets rid of toxins, and it will help you to relax.

After a face lift surgery, there are even more benefits to having lymphatic massage performed. Having the massage will help with edema. It is still beneficial to your immune system at this time, and it might help you not to get an infection after surgery. It can help with pain after surgery as well as spasms. It even helps the healing process including scarring issues. It also helps fluids to circulate.

You may not find many plastic surgeons that offer this service themselves, but there will likely be some that do. With such great benefits, you would be wise to speak to your surgeon about lymphatic massage whether or not they have mentioned it. Show them research and see what they have to say. There are professionals that will do this work, so if your doctor does not offer it, there is the option to go to a professional that offers this specifically for after a face lift surgery.

You of course should be cautious to implement a treatment that you know nothing about and that your doctor is against. If you do however do your own research and talk to other health care professionals about a specific treatment such as lymphatic massage, and you find it to be a healthful option, then perhaps you should take it into consideration. Some doctors may be against options that they believe to be on more on the natural side because they may not have studied the issues in medical school. Other doctors are more open to new research that has been done on particular areas whether or not they are supported by the overall medical community. You may need to switch doctors if you are open to such options and your current doctor is not especially if you believe that it will be a healthful decision for you.