Face and Body by Katie

✨ Nurse-Led MLD & Post-Surgery Care ✨

With over 7 years of experience in the lymphatic world, I provide safe, professional, evidence-based care to support your recovery journey.

Specialising in:
✔️ Lymphatic Drainage
✔️ Post-Surgery Aftercare
✔️ Body Contouring

Whether you’re preparing for surgery or recovering afterwards, my goal is to help reduce swelling, improve comfort, and support optimal healing.

Your recovery deserves expert care.

📍 Empire Aesthetics Wirral
📅 Appointments available
👇 Book now to start your recovery journey

One of the most common questions I get is ‘how soon after surgery can I have lymphatic drainage?’ - the answer depends on the procedure you’ve had, your individual healing process and most importantly, your surgeons advice!

⚠️ These are general guidelines and should never replace your surgeons aftercare instructions

Lymphatic drainage can help support the body’s natural healing process, reduce swelling, and improve comfort during recovery when performed at the appropriate stage.



Dr Sofer (2025) Lymphatic Drainage Massage After Breast Augmentation. Available at: https://www.drsofer.com/lymphatic-drainage-massage-after-breast-augmentation/ (Accessed: 9 June 2026).

Lipo.com (2026) Lymphatic Drainage Massage After Liposuction: What Does the Evidence Actually Say? Available at: https://lipo.com/insights/lymphatic-drainage-massage-evidence (Accessed: 9 June 2026).

Nashville Liposuction Specialty Clinic (2025) Manual Lymphatic Drainage After Liposuction: Benefits, Timing and Risks. Available at: https://www.nashvilleliposuction.com/blog/manual-lymphatic-drainage-after-liposuction-benefits-timing-and-risks/ (Accessed: 9 June 2026).

Los Angeles Liposuction Specialty Clinic (2025) Lymphatic Drainage After Liposuction: Benefits, Timing and What to Expect. Available at: https://www.losangelesliposuction.com/surgery/lymphatic-drainage-after-liposuction-benefits-timing-and-what-to-expect/ (Accessed: 9 June 2026).

Masson, I.F.B., Oliveira, B.D.A., Machado, A.F.P. and Farcic, T.S. (2014) ‘Manual lymphatic drainage and therapeutic ultrasound in liposuction and lipoabdominoplasty post-operative period’, Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 47(1), pp. 70–76. Available at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4075221/ (Accessed: 9 June 2026).

Lymphatic drainage is more than just a wellness trend: it’s a treatment rooted in anatomy, circulation, and recovery. 🤍

As a registered nurse and lymphatic massage therapist, my approach is always evidence-based, medically informed, and tailored to support your body safely and effectively.

Your lymphatic system plays a vital role in:
• Reducing swelling and fluid retention
• Supporting immune function
• Assisting post-surgical recovery
• Improving circulation and tissue healing
• Helping the body remove waste and toxins

When you book with me, you’re not just getting a massage, you’re receiving care from someone with clinical knowledge, an understanding of the human body, and a passion for holistic healing through safe medical practice.

You are always in safe hands here. ✨

10 sessions of post surgery lymphatic drainage for my gorgeous gorgeous tummy tuck client 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 WOW 🔥

Amazing recovery, she has absolutely smashed it 👏🏼 she has followed every single bit of advice from her surgeon, surgical team and myself and it shows!!!😍😍

7 weeks between pictures 👏🏼

Thank you so much for letting me share your results 😻

Treatments carried out with Registered nurse Katie
DM to book in 📱

📍

Proud to be a Registered Nurse 🤍

Today, on International Nurses Day, I’m celebrating the heart, strength, and compassion that nurses bring to every patient, every shift, every single day.

Being part of the post-op community means showing up when people are at their most vulnerable, helping them heal, rebuild, and move forward. That’s something I’ll never take for granted.

To every nurse out there: your care matters, your skill matters, and you matter more than you know.

Here’s to the long shifts, the quiet moments, the teamwork, and the lives we touch along the way.

Proud to stand alongside you all 💫

NEW LOCATION📍

Empire Aesthetic
Trafalgar House
18 Bromborough Road
Bebington
Wirral
CH63 7RF
England

All treatments are now carried out at thank you to all the girls for such a warm welcome 🥰😍

Saying goodbye to my own clinic was a huge step but definitely in the right direction as I prepare for more surgery on my pancreas 🙏🏼 grateful for all my gorgeous clients who have been in so far excited to welcome you all to my new space! Onto the next chapter 🫶🏼🤍

SWELL HELL 😈

Why do we swell after surgery?

Swelling after surgery isn’t random, and it isn’t your body “doing something wrong.”
It’s part of the healing process.
When you have surgery, your body goes into protection mode:

• Blood flow increases
• Inflammatory cells rush to the area
• Fluid builds up to cushion and repair tissue

At the same time, your lymphatic system (the system responsible for draining excess fluid) has been disrupted. Tiny lymph vessels are cut during surgery, so fluid can’t move as efficiently.
The result?
✨ Puffiness
✨ Tightness
✨ Heaviness
✨ Fluctuating swelling that comes and goes

And here’s the part no one talks about enough:
Swelling is NOT linear.

It can peak weeks after surgery. It can look worse before it looks better. It can change day to day.
That doesn’t mean you’ve ruined your results.
It means your body is healing.
Supporting your recovery with compression, gentle movement, hydration, and manual lymphatic drainage can help your body clear excess fluid more efficiently.

Be patient with yourself. Swell hell is temporary — your results aren’t. 🫶🏼🩷