How does pressotherapy compare with manual lymphatic drainage or with strong lymphatic stimulation massage?
Pressotherapy is a technique for circulation enhancement, lymphatic massage and cellulite reduction. It is provided by special equipment that comprises inflatable boots (or arm sleeves) that rhythmically inflate and deflate in order to pump lymph in the lymphatic vessels and blood in the veins of the legs (or arms) towards the heart. Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a very light lymphatic drainage massage technique that was developed in the 1930s. It is especially gentle and thereby very well suited to very weak, fragile or sensitive individuals and is the only technique suited to patients that had their lymph glands removed after cancer. However, this technique is not nearly as effective in healthy women (i.e. 95% of women) as pressotherapy or deep lymphatic stimulation massage are. At our clinic we perform both types of lymphatic massage. However, we restrict the use of the very light technique only immediately after plastic surgery, when the tissues are very sensitive and fragile
