WHAT IS LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE?

Lymphatic drainage is a therapeutic massage treatment. The massage uses very light pressure and long, gentle, rhythmic strokes to increase the flow of lymph and reduce toxins in your body.

The lymph system is part of your body's immune system and helps fight infection. Lymph itself is a clear, slightly yellow fluid. It transports nutrients and oxygen to cells, collecting toxins on the way and flushing them out through the lymph nodes. You have around twice as many lymph vessels as blood vessels in your body. However, unlike blood, which is pumped around by your heart, the lymph system has no pump. The pressure from your blood vessels and movement from your muscles push the lymphatic fluid around.

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS

Lymphatic drainage massage can have a beneficial effect on your general health. Because lymph is key to keeping your immune system working properly, improving the flow and drainage of lymph around the body is good for you in lots of ways.

Lymphatic drainage can:

reduce the chance of you suffering from minor colds and viruses; it helps your body fight off infection, and speeds up healing and recovery from illness
help reduce water retention; for instance, because the lymph system has no pump, if you sit for a long time without moving, the lymph can't flow easily — this is why you may experience swollen feet or fingers
boost weight loss, as improving the lymphatic system will improve your metabolic rate, which helps you burn calories more efficiently.
Reducing swelling, puffiness and blotches
giving you clean, healthy pores
speeding up healing in scar tissue, so it may, for example, improve the appearance of stretch markshelping to reduce cellulite; the massage increases blood flow and circulation to the affected areas, which helps the body break down the toxins which cause dimply skin.

HOW IT WORKS

Lymph flow can be stimulated via a manual hands-on massage or by using suction cups. The latter involves small glass applicators being placed onto your face which then very gently lift the skin. Although the principle sounds similar to cupping, there is no heating of the glass and the glass cups move over the skin working in the direction of the lymph vessels as opposed to remaining stationary on the skin.

A relaxing treatment, you will feel gentle, rhythmic massage movements as the cups work their magic and get that lymph flow going. By breaking up protein nuggets and stimulating the blood flow, it also helps to deliver oxygen and essential nutrients to the body more effectively.

From the very first treatment you should be able to see visible results, so expect to feel a surge of excitement as you skip out of the treatment room glowing and showing off a clearer complexion, even skin tone, puff-free and sparkly eyes and no nose drips anywhere in sight, if only someone would have told us about this when we were teenagers!

IS IT FOR ME?

Although manual lymphatic drainage massage has the same outcome, this treatment uses less pressure on the muscles which is why it's such an effective treatment for the face. It can also stimulate the lymph nodes under bone structures and generate quicker results as it provides immediate blockage relief.

PRICE

30 minute treatment £40

45 minute treatment £50

60 minute treatment £60

90 minute treatment £100

2 hours treatment £140

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