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Lymphatic Drainage Treatment

Addressing inflammation, increase and improve circulation, detoxification and range of movement

Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage:
 

  • Detoxification, improves Metabolism and Circulation

  • Reduce pain caused by swelling

  • Helps in eliminating cellulite

  • Reduces Bloating and Constipation

  • Relieves Heavy Legs

  • Decreases Menstrual cramps and improves Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS)

  • Promotes Relaxation

  • Boosts Immunity, Energy

  • Boosts Digestion

  • Pre-Post Cosmetic Surgery

  • Lymphoedema (accumulation of lymphatic fluid in adipose tissue)

  • Eliminate oedemas (accumulation of liquids), swellings.

  • Helps the body to heal more quickly from injuries, surgical trauma, chronic conditions

  • Releases the sympathetic nervous system, thus helping to relieve stress and anxiety

How Cupping Encourages Movement of Lymphatic Fluid

Cupping therapy involves the application of cups to skin and the use of suction. Cups are typically made of glass, plastic or silicone.

When placed on skin, the suction effect draws skin and underlying tissues into the cup, increasing blood perfusion in the local capillary bed, promoting adaptation of the nervous system in setting muscular tone or perceiving pain, and encouraging the movement of lymphatic fluid.

The Lymphatic System is part of the Immune System, and it’s very superficial. Composed by veins and lymph nodes strategically localised, the Lymphatic System is responsible for collecting and draining metabolic waste, toxins and water excess. By stimulating the lymph nodes and pushing the lymph towards the heart, it will go back inside the bloodstream, filtered by kidneys and flushed out through urine.

Cupping for Lymphatic Drainage

Not all cupping techniques work for addressing the lymphatic system; however, several basic cupping techniques, including flash cupping, fast cupping and massage (also known as dynamic) cupping, can be used for this purpose.

These techniques have a few things in common; namely, light suction, very low retention times and a small amount of shearing force. These techniques are also rhythmic in their application.

Flash cupping involves placing a cup on the area being treated and removing it almost immediately, then putting it back on and taking it off repeatedly for the treatment time. This technique is done with very light suction and the cup is removed quickly, which creates a popping sound.

Fast cupping is a technique where a few cups are put on the body close together, usually in a line, and then the first one applied is removed and is leap-frogged over the others along the line being treated. The strength of the suction is light to medium.

Massage cupping entails gliding cups along skin to mobilize lymphatic fluid. Normally in cupping for lymphatics, this is done with relatively light pressure, usually moving fairly slowly and with short stroke lengths.

Cupping Treatment

Contraindications

Cupping should not be applied to areas with open wounds or broken skin.
In general, cupping is not usually applied to areas that are swollen or inflamed; however, in cupping for lymphatics the cups are used only with light-to-medium suction and never left stationary for long—so with these modifications, cupping is safe to do in these areas.
Cupping should be avoided over varicose veins and areas with thin, fragile or sensitive skin. 

How long are treatments?

Most sessions are 1 hour to 1.5 hours long depending on the areas patients want to focus on.

Our comprehensive, holistic approach to your health and beauty

Our medical team will provide a comprehensive diagnosis and assessment of the area you would like to perform any procedure. We will discuss all the available options that can either be paired or added for an integrated care of your health and beauty - an approach that will treat you from the inside out. Our team offers naturopathy which can assess your nutrition/diet/lifestyle for optimal skin health, IV therapy and vitamin infusions for rejuvenated skin, medical facials including microneedling and hydrafacials, and more.

 

All new clients will consult with a certified and trained medical staff in order to properly assess the preferred area of treatment.

 

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