If you have any additional questions about the Manual Lymph Drainage course, please contact Laura at Klose Training at 303-245-0333 or email mld@klosetraining.com. Upcoming Schedule. April 15 - 20, 2019 ¦ Chicago, Illinois Register online at nicolamcgill.com or contact the instructor, Nicola McGill, at 720-412-5876. Lymphatic Drainage is recommended about 7-10 days post op or when the individual feels comfortable to come in. Doctors may have different recommendation, so please make sure to consult with your physician. This manual therapy can be used in conjunction with mechanical therapies when fibrosis (hardened areas) have already set in. After spa-goers have had a lymphatic drainage massage, they may never go back to a regular massage again! The Story Behind the Treatment The specific treatment, actually called manual lymph drainage (usually referred to as MLD) was developed in the 1930s in France by Emil Vodder, a Danish physical therapist, and his wife, Estrid, a naturopath. After your cosmetic surgery, it is highly recommended that you receive a series of Lymphatic Drainage Massages to keep the excess swelling from becoming painful. There are many types of lymphatic Welcome to MLD Hertfordshire the website of Veronica and Deborah Priest. We are both Manual Lymphatic Drainage Practitioners having trained with the Vodder Clinic in Austria. This is a Postgraduate course and we are medically trained and reassessed every two years to enable us to keep the high standard that is required of us to validate our Lymphatic massage is a gentle pressure technique used to move the waste fluids from the damaged area. Lymphatic massage is one technique used to reduce lymphedema. Your lymphatic system helps What is Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)? Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) is a light, skin stretching massage that is designed to help move lymph fluid back into remaining lymph vessels and reroute it out of your swollen limb. It is a very light and gentle massa