Post Surgery
Specialized post-op care for tummy tuck, liposuction, BBL, and breast surgery in Redmond and across the Seattle Eastside — to reduce swelling, soften fibrosis, and protect your investment in your results.
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Post-surgical swelling, bruising, and scarring are normal — but how you manage them shapes your final result. Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) clears the fluid that surgery leaves behind, so fresh nutrients reach the repair site and your body regenerates along its original pathways. The goal is simple: a smoother recovery, more mobility, and results that last — so you don’t have to do your surgery again later.
We follow the Body Audit method: clear the lymph first to take pressure off the tissue, break fibrosis with deep tissue appropriate to your healing phase, then reset the fascia so you move fluidly. Deep work is far less painful once the lymph is cleared — and far more effective.
Most clinics only treat after surgery. We also prepare you before your procedure, priming your tissues so you go in clearer and recover faster. Ask about pre-op sessions when you book.
With your surgeon’s clearance, manual lymphatic work is appropriate as early as the day after your operation. The earlier you begin, the more you reduce swelling and limit the lumpy, hardened scar tissue that can keep an area from returning to full feeling.
Benefits by life stage
Whatever decade you’re in, the work meets you there. Here’s what it makes possible.
Her 20s · Soft Classic
Understand your body and your cycle early, manage lipedema before it runs the show, and make room for yourself while you build the life you want.
Late 30s · Flamboyant Natural
Refill what motherhood and perimenopause drained, so you’re back in the canoe with your family instead of watching from the shore.
Early 40s · Soft Natural
As your body shifts, settle the swelling and the static so you recognize yourself again — and dance like it.
Late 40s · Soft Dramatic
Recover from surgery in control — drainage and a compression strategy that protect your results and get you back to your life.
Her 50s · Dramatic
Restore the sleep, recovery, and resilience your trackers keep flagging — and lead your life from full capacity again.
Post-op questions
With surgeon clearance, as early as the day after. Early drainage reduces swelling, helps nutrients reach the repair site, and limits fibrosis.
Most recoveries benefit from a series of closely spaced sessions in the first weeks. Our prepaid Sprint packages are built for this rapid, lasting progress.
Yes. Once circulation is restored, phase-appropriate deep tissue softens and remodels fibrosis for smoother contour and fuller feeling.
Conditionally. We can bill electronically and work with accident (PIP) and health claims out-of-network. Email your prescription to anne@bodyauditusa.com.
Book post-op lymphatic care, or ask us about pre-surgery preparation and Sprint packages.