Post-Op Sculpting & Ultrasound | Shockwave Therapy

We recommend that you receive 1-2 Lymphatic Massages prior to your surgery from a licensed massage therapist.  This will help to clear out any toxins in your body and will aid in a faster recovery. 

The cosmetic procedure/s you undergo will overload your lymphatic system with things such as toxic waste from surgery, lymph fluid, & biological byproduct. If you prep your lymphatic system ahead of time, your lymphatic system will have less backup, thus allowing for a faster recovery. 

Those individuals who receive lymphatic massages before surgery have less swelling, have their drains taken out sooner, and have an overall better outcome! 

It is extremely important that you continue to see your Licensed Lymphatic Massage Therapist after your cosmetic surgery.  

Surgeons often recommend that their patients ideally receive massages as little as three days post-op.  The reason behind this is that lymphatic drainage can help prevent the buildup of fluid which forms scar tissue and fibrosis. 

Following surgery, it is important to receive 2-6 lymphatic drainage massages before moving on to the next part of your recovery journey with us here at Hourglass Body Aesthetics, which will consist of Ultrasound or Shockwave Therapy, Post-Op Body Sculpts, Radiofrequency or Ultrasound Cavitation.

Many of the clients that we have treated here at Hourglass Body Aesthetics, have referred their patients to start their recovery journey anywhere from 3-6 weeks 

post-op by receiving services such as ultrasound therapy, radiofrequency, lymphatic body sculpts, and eventually ultrasound cavitation.

Here at Hourglass Body Aesthetics, we have found that the patients that were referred to start their plastic surgery aftercare at the 3-week mark, have a faster recovery and see the results of their surgery much sooner.  By starting your aftercare therapy at the week mark, this allows us to help reduce the swelling & edema you will experience which also will improve your bruising.

Everyone's plastic surgery aftercare plan will vary based on several factors:

• Type of surgery that you received
• How aggressive your plastic surgeon was during surgery
• How soon you start your aftercare

Everyone needs a minimum of 10 sessions, and we have seen some clients that have needed up to 15 because they did not start their aftercare treatments until they were 6 weeks plus post-op.  We have noticed that clients who do not start their aftercare until 6 weeks post-op, experience hardened skin, severe swelling & edema, as well as fibrosis.