Early-recovery sessions use light, careful pressure organized around swelling, tenderness, incisions, drains, and the areas affected by the procedure.
Post-Surgical Recovery
Post-Surgical Lymphatic Drainage in Palatine, IL
CLT-led post-surgical lymphatic drainage and post-op lymphatic massage for cosmetic, reconstructive, and orthopedic recovery. Sessions are planned around early swelling, tissue tightness, scar support, and helping prevent fibrosis.
Who this is for
Post-surgical care is organized around your procedure, treated areas, and current recovery. Choose the appointment length by the number of procedures involved.
Body contouring and combined procedures
- Liposuction
- Tummy tuck or BBL
- Arm lift or thigh lift
- Mommy makeover or another multi-procedure recovery
Breast, facial, and C-section recovery
- Breast augmentation, reduction, or lift
- Breast reconstruction-related swelling
- Facelift or chin liposuction
- Recent C-section recovery
Orthopedic and reconstructive recovery
- Joint replacement
- Reconstructive surgery
- Another procedure with localized swelling or tissue changes
CLT-led recovery careSessions are planned around lymphatic pathways, tissue sensitivity, incisions, drains, and your current stage of healing. When firm, lumpy, tethered, restricted, or uneven tissue becomes the main concern, choose Post-Surgical Scar & Fibrosis Treatment.
Book post-surgical care
Choose the recovery path that matches your procedure
Select the option below to open the correct post-surgical booking choices.
Choose Your Recovery Path
Post-surgical pricing by procedure count
Start with an individual session or choose a package for a lower per-session price. Then select the path that matches your recovery: one procedure or two or more procedures. Every option is shown below, with no additional pricing to open.
Recovery Path
One procedure
For recovery after one procedure. The 70-minute first session includes assessment and full hands-on treatment. Existing clients can choose a 60-minute follow-up, and packages provide a lower per-session price.
Single Post-Surgical Session
One procedure · 70 minutes
Assessment included
Grand opening
$220
Regular $259
One Post-Surgical Follow-Up Session
Existing clients · One procedure · 60 minutes
Grand opening
$200
Regular $236
3-Session Package
3 sessions - about $183/session
Grand opening
$550
Regular $648
6-Session Package
6 sessions - $165/session
Grand opening
$990
Regular $1,165
9-Session Package
9 sessions - $155/session
Grand opening
$1,395
Regular $1,642
12-Session Package
12 sessions - $150/session
Grand opening
$1,800
Regular $2,118
Recovery Path
Two or more procedures
For combined procedures. A mommy makeover belongs here, even when every procedure happened during one operation. The 100-minute first session includes assessment and full hands-on treatment. Existing clients can choose a 90-minute follow-up, and packages provide a lower per-session price.
Single Extended Post-Surgical Session
Two or more procedures · 100 minutes
Assessment included
Grand opening
$300
Regular $353
One Post-Surgical Follow-Up Session
Existing clients · 2+ procedures · 90 minutes
Grand opening
$260
Regular $306
3-Session Package
3 sessions - $240/session
Grand opening
$720
Regular $848
6-Session Package
6 sessions - $220/session
Grand opening
$1,320
Regular $1,553
9-Session Package
9 sessions - $200/session
Grand opening
$1,800
Regular $2,118
12-Session Package
12 sessions - $190/session
Grand opening
$2,280
Regular $2,683
Any form of liposuction: 12 sessions highly recommended. Treatment frequency and package size are still individualized according to the procedures performed, healing progress, and actual recovery needs.
Understanding Post-Op Swelling
Why post-surgical lymphatic drainage can help
Plastic surgery and other operations can temporarily disrupt local lymphatic pathways. As treated tissue heals, inflammatory fluid and cellular byproducts may collect around the surgical area, contributing to swelling, heaviness, tenderness, and restricted comfort. Gentle post-surgical Manual Lymph Drainage uses light, directional techniques to support fluid movement and may help reduce postoperative swelling and discomfort.
Recovery can also bring questions about what is normal, what to book, and how care should change over time. The Lymph Current connects the procedure to day-to-day recovery with sessions planned around the surgery, number of treated areas, current tissue response, and your surgeon's instructions.
Early visits emphasize swelling and comfort. Later care can address scar mobility, firmness, and post-surgical fibrosis. Complimentary Advanced Red, Amber, and Near-Infrared Light Therapy may be included as supportive care.
Post-surgical sessions and recovery packages apply after cosmetic, reconstructive, and orthopedic procedures. New clients choose the 70-minute Post-Surgical Session for one procedure or the 100-minute Extended Post-Surgical Session for two or more. Both include assessment and hands-on treatment.
Early-Care Research
What positive studies say about beginning early
Post-surgical MLD can begin as early as 24 hours after some procedures. The appropriate start time depends on the procedure, areas treated, incision and drain status, current recovery, and the postoperative instructions for that surgery. The procedure-specific examples below show how gentle MLD has been studied during the first postoperative days in uncomplicated cases.
Post-op day 1
Liposuction guidance
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that many surgeons have uncomplicated liposuction patients begin gentle lymphatic massage the day after surgery.
Read the ASPS guidancePost-op day 2
Jaw-surgery trial
A randomized trial began MLD on day two after orthognathic surgery and found faster, greater regression of measured facial swelling than the placebo treatment.
Read the randomized trialDays 2-4
Knee-surgery trial
In one randomized knee-replacement study, MLD began on day two; the MLD group had lower measured edema and pain than the control group by postoperative day four.
Read the randomized trial