What is the Difference? Manual Lymphatic Drainage vs Post Op Massage

[@patriciadelia5006]

I am a LMT for 15yrs and I specialize in post op plastic surgery care. MLD is not a massage. It's important to be Certified in MLD. The course teaches how to treat all types of post op surgeries as well as other types of lymphedema. I also have advanced training in working with post op plastic surgery patients. I have been doing this work for 7yrs. It's important to know the stages of healing so you can use the appropriate techniques without causing setbacks or harm to your client. A really good resource is Kathleen Lisson. She offers online courses on post op plastic surgery care. Best of luck with your practice.

[@nursed2recovery]

Thank you, I am a nurse before a LMT , ive also done a few MLD certifications as well as worked with someone with years of experience. I appreciate your input and hope your information helps other ppl as well

[@pattondanielle]

where did you take post-op classes? I am an LMT and am looking into doing Post-op for lipo and mommy make-over surgeries.

[@wingswellness8765]

Manual Lymphatic Drainage helps with all of what you said post-op massage does, except we don’t push fluid out of incisions or reopen incisions (not safe to do, especially outside of clinical settings). Experienced massage therapists know how to prevent and/or handle fibrosis or spot signs of infection.

[@nursed2recovery]

Thank you for watching and I appreciate your input!

[@megpomeroy5614]

Great video! This answered some important questions for me. I’ve been an LMT for 20 years and I have just added MLD to my repertoire. Post op is definitely different

[@tinamarie6033]

Great info!!

[@massagebyjulia]

In my opinion, no therapist should be doing Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (MLD) if they are not certified in it. The only certifying courses/schools in the US are: Klose Training, Academy of Lymphatic Studies, Monarch CE, Vodder School, and ILWTI. After a therapist becomes certified in MLD, they should take classes in Post-Op MLD. The only courses in the US for post-op are from Academy of Lymphatic Studies, Kathleen Lisson's online courses, and Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy. :)

[@adechalus]

Great video! Thank you

[@Jess4real]

I learned so much from this.

[@dededailyinspiration5291]

Thank you for this info

[@karic2519]

Thank you! Very informative 😊

[@nursed2recovery]

Thank you for watching

[@RejuvenatingBodywork]

Expression of fluid through incisions is out of scope for LMTs in some areas, it is wound care and should be done by a nurse. Plastic surgery clinics may not really know anything about massage therapy and incorrectly advise patients to get "lymphatic massage drainage" for their post-op care. This is doing patients a disservice.

[@nursed2recovery]

I agree

[@bone_love]

Thankkkk you for this 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@nursed2recovery]

You're welcome

[@AmindaOviedo]

MLD is not Massage, MLD does not include any massage techniques. Post operation lymphatic drainage is also not a massage neither involves pushing fluids out of the incision. Look for LANA certified that should be Certified Lymphatic therapist that specializes in post operation.

[@ROSE_WASH]

A did you get your certification online? If so can you share with which company you went to? Tia!!

[@nursed2recovery]

Hi Chevy, I did about 4 at this point lol. All of my certifications were in person. One company you can look into is instagram.com/4nineteeneducation?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[@ROSE_WASH]

@@nursed2recovery Thank you for your response!!! I will check them out!!❤️

[@grayhernandez9818]

How hard should they be massaging the area?

[@nursed2recovery]

It should be gentle for the most part, no one should be squeezing you