The Lymph Studio

07/06/2026

Facial lymphatic drainage using LymphaPro Touch on 55 year old skin- skin age makes a difference with this one.

Recommended for peri/menopausal skin where your lymphatic drainage is sluggish and collagen has reduced.

If your skin still has the collagen matrix intact and your lymp is uncongested your more likely to get a plumping response.

Lymphatouch Pro is optional in all 45 mins facial lymphatic drainage sessions for peri/menopausal women.

To folks with swelling and lipedema, if it can do this for faces image what it can do in arms and legs. It just works.

06/06/2026

It's OK if your armpit isn't a 'pit'

You've noticed it. That little puff of softness where your armpit is supposed to be, well, an actual pit. Maybe you've poked at it in the mirror. Maybe you've mentioned it to your GP and been told it's nothing.
First — you're not imagining it, and there's nothing wrong with you.

Your axilla (fancy word for armpit) is genuinely busy real estate. Breast tissue naturally extends into that area, lymph nodes sit right there doing their job, and hormonal fluid retention — especially if you're perimenopausal — can make the whole region feel packed in and full. It can even change across your cycle. That's your lymphatic system responding to your hormones, not a malfunction.

What actually warrants attention is change — a hard, fixed lump that appears suddenly or doesn't move. Always talk to you GP if you notice a change.

Soft, diffuse fullness that's been there a while and behaves itself? Most likely just you.

Lymphatic drainage can make a real difference here — lighter, less congested, less of that packed-in feeling. It usually takes more than one session because your armpit is compressed from every direction all day.

Your arm, your bra, your posture — your lymphatics notice all of it

06/06/2026

Lymph flow is gentle, the way healing should be

I was doing some marketing shots with a kind and generous friend who has a hardened caesarean scar. She has some internal tethering leading to shooting pain, mobility restriction and lymph flow blockage. We've just started working on this scar.

I placed my hand on her stomach and asked if she could put her hands in the same spot for the photo. I accidentally took the photo of our hands together before I removed my hands.

What I ended up with is a very real reflection of how it feels to work with the women in my studio. Personal, shared and sensitive. Unplanned, and yet perfect.

The Lymph Studio is a safe place for every body.

05/06/2026

04/06/2026

Lymphatic drainage genuinely moves fluid, which means it comes with risks

Before every session I ask about your health, medications, circulation, and any diagnoses. Not to be nosy — because some conditions change what's safe for my hands to do.

Lymphatic drainage genuinely moves fluid, it is not just a social media fad. That's why the natural face lift and belly flattening work, why it is a first line of support for lipedema, lymphodema, post surgery and venous insufficiency but there are serious side effects too.

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is one of those health risks that need to be discussed. Lymphatic drainage is highly effective supporting CVI management but clearance is needed first to manage clotting risks. So does anything involving active infection, unmanaged thyroid problems or significant vascular issues.

With the right specialist clearance and a careful approach, I can still help — gently and effectively. But without the full picture, I can't protect you.

Sometimes people leave things out because they're worried I'll say no. I understand the urge — but a treatment that feels lovely in the moment isn't worth a serious complication afterward.

So here's my ask, with genuine warmth: tell me everything. Get cleared if you need to. Then let's do this properly — because safe and effective should never be a trade-off.

01/06/2026

It’s time to bring more awareness, more understanding, and more momentum to Lipedema. 💙

Lipedema Awareness Month is here, and throughout June, we’ll be sharing educational resources, research updates, expert perspectives, community stories, and opportunities to take action.

This month is about helping more people recognize the signs, access trusted information, and feel less alone in the process.

Explore everything happening this month here: bit.ly/49rYbFH

01/06/2026

"You can actually feel that?"
It's one of the most common things people say on my table — usually with a bit of surprise — when I pause around the armpit and mention that the lymph nodes there feel congested.

So what am I actually feeling?
Your axillary nodes (the cluster tucked into your armpit) are little filtering stations for lymph fluid. When things are flowing well, the area feels soft, springy, and quiet under my hands. When there's congestion, it feels different — a fullness or thickness, sometimes a subtle boggy or swollen quality, occasionally small nodes that feel firmer or more tender than they should.

It's not about seeing anything and more about texture and resistance: the tissue tells me where fluid is backing up.

This can show up for all sorts of reasons — post-surgery, hormonal shifts, illness, sluggish circulation, even tight or overworked muscles in the area.

The body holds onto more than we realise.
The lovely part is what happens next. With gentle, specific drainage work, that congested area often starts to soften and release within the session — and people frequently notice their arm feels lighter, their shoulder moves more freely, or that tight, full feeling eases off.

As always anything you are concerned about should be taken to your GP. I can't diagnose but I can tell you what I can feel.

Our bodies are constantly telling a story. Sometimes it just takes trained hands to read it.

01/06/2026

To my beautiful patient clients I think I have finally cracked it - direct online booking now available on my website. Goodness that was a journey without IT support!

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29/05/2026

Planning surgery? Let's talk timing.
Twice this week I've had calls from people fresh out of surgery, needing lymphatic drainage urgently — and I've had to tell them I'm booked out for weeks. That's the hardest part of my job. Because by the time you need post-surgical drainage, the window to start it really matters.

So here's the kind reminder I wish I could give everyone before their procedure: pre-book your post-op lymphatic drainage as soon as your surgery date is set.

A few things worth knowing:
Always get clearance from your surgeon first — they'll let you know when it's safe to begin.

Next, make sure the person you book with is properly trained and experienced in post-surgical work specifically. This isn't a relaxation massage; it's a clinical process, and technique matters enormously for how you heal.

In those first few weeks, expect gentle, careful sessions — not deep or painful. We work with your body to move fluid, reduce swelling and bruising, ease that tight, heavy feeling, and help your tissue settle. It's a gradual process, and consistency in the early stage does the heavy lifting.

Around the 6–8 week mark — once you're healed enough and cleared — we can begin scar tissue work. This is where we help soften and mobilise the scar, improve how it feels and moves, and prevent that tethered, restricted feeling that can linger if it's left alone. It's a beautiful next chapter in your recovery, and it works best when it follows that early drainage groundwork.

Success feels like your tissue not swollen like an over blown balloon, swelling going down sooner than you expected, hard ridges dimished, feeling in surrounding tissue, less discomfort, a scar that softens and fades, and the quiet confidence that your body is recovering the way it should it the time you believed when you signed on for surgery.

The catch? The people who feel that best are almost always the ones who planned ahead. So if surgery's on your horizon — book your spot early. Future you will be so glad you did.

27/05/2026

Advocacy makes a real difference for future lymphodema support.

Stanford researchers receive ARPA-H funding to develop an implantable device aimed at preventing lymphedema after cancer surgery.