Incisional
Drainage

Targeted lymphatic drainage and gentle scar mobilization at the site of your incisions. Begun once incisions have closed, this protocol limits adhesion formation and softens the surrounding tissue while drainage continues globally.

Duration
60 min
Price
Price varies
Recommended
6 – 8 Sessions
Earliest
From Week 2
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Incisional drainage post-op
What It Does

Why Incision Work
Belongs In Recovery

Most clients are told to leave their incisions alone. That is correct in the first two weeks. After that, doing nothing is the choice with the highest fibrosis risk.

The Visit

What To Expect
Each Session

Come Prepared

  • Wait for surgeon clearance before booking
  • Bring your surgeon's incision-care instructions
  • Hydrate well in the 24 hours before
  • Wear loose clothing that doesn't press on incisions
  • Arrive 5 minutes early — we will inspect the site first

After Your Session

  • Keep incisions clean and dry per surgeon protocol
  • Resume compression within 30 minutes
  • Apply prescribed scar cream at bedtime, not before
  • Light walking only for 24 hours
  • Photograph progress weekly to track change
Recovery Timeline

When To Begin

Every body is different — these timelines are starting points only.

i.
Weeks 0 – 2
Hands off the incision. Drainage continues globally, around the surgical site, but never on it.
Indirect Only
ii.
Weeks 2 – 6
Direct work begins once cleared. Light cross-fiber mobilization at first, building in depth weekly.
2× Weekly
iii.
Weeks 7 – 12
Deeper scar mobilization integrated with continued drainage. Most visible softening happens in this window.
Weekly
iv.
Months 4+
Maintenance and refinement as needed. Some clients return at the six-month mark for a final smoothing pass.
As Needed
Common Questions

Incisional Drainage, Answered

After your incisions are fully closed and your surgeon has cleared direct touch — typically week 2, sometimes week 3. We will not begin sooner.
It is more sensation than pain. The pressure is light, and we work in tolerable doses. If something is too much, we stop.
Drainage moves fluid. Incisional work mobilizes tissue. Most clients book both — one followed by the other in a 90-minute combined session.
Yes — and you should. We will teach you a 5-minute self-mobilization routine to do daily between visits.
Yes. We're in the heart of Beverly Hills' plastic-surgery corridor — within a half-mile of many of the city's cosmetic surgeons and under a mile from Cedars-Sinai. The short distance makes the frequent visits of early recovery easy to keep.
Self-Assessment

Fibrosis Or Scar Tissue?

Educational content from Juanita's Instagram. Lymphatic massage supports the recovery experience and is not a substitute for the medical care your surgical team provides.

Wondering if you have fibrosis after lipo? If you're able to lift your skin, that means it's not fibrosis — it's scar tissue. Juanita's quick visual test.

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A second check — the silicone-cup test. If the skin doesn't lift into the cup, the tissue is fibrotic: hardened collagen that responds to consistent, hands-on work.

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Juanita Chabolla, LMT
Performed By

Juanita Chabolla, LMT

Fourteen-year licensed massage therapist specializing in post-operative lymphatic massage. Compression expert serving Beverly Hills since 2018.

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In The Surgical Corridor

Minutes From Your Surgeon

Lymphyx sits at 9150 Wilshire Boulevard, in the heart of Beverly Hills’ plastic-surgery corridor — within a half-mile of many of the city’s cosmetic surgeons (some just a few blocks away) and under a mile from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. That proximity matters most in the first two weeks after surgery, when drainage is needed every day or two and a long drive is the last thing you want. Clients come to us straight from procedures across Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and the LA Westside — often the same week they’re discharged.