


Type
Massage Therapy
Duration
1 hour
What's included
5 deliverables in this treatment
- Assessment of treatment goal (post-operative or wellness)
- Manual lymphatic drainage by a certified healthcare professional
- Face, décolletage, or body treatment as booked
- Pressure and timing coordinated with surgical healing stage where relevant
- Series recommendation for recovery or maintenance
Manual lymphatic massage at Arte Clinic is performed by certified healthcare professionals using slow, gentle strokes that stimulate lymph flow. It reduces swelling and fluid retention, supports the skin's clarity, and is particularly valuable for accelerating recovery after surgical procedures such as facelifts and liposuction — which is why it sits within a plastic surgery clinic rather than a spa.
About this treatment
The lymphatic system drains excess interstitial fluid, waste products, and inflammatory by-products from the tissues — but unlike the circulatory system it has no central pump, relying on muscle movement and external stimulation. Manual lymphatic drainage applies light, rhythmic, directional strokes that follow the lymphatic pathways toward the drainage nodes, measurably accelerating fluid clearance.
At Arte Clinic the massage is delivered by certified healthcare professionals, and its placement inside a surgical clinic is deliberate: lymphatic drainage is one of the most effective supportive treatments after aesthetic surgery. Following a facelift, liposuction, or abdominoplasty, post-operative swelling is largely lymphatic fluid; a guided drainage series can shorten the swollen phase, ease tightness and discomfort, and help the final contour emerge…
Outside the surgical context, clients book lymphatic massage of the face, décolletage, and body for fluid retention, puffiness, a heavy-legs feeling, skin clarity (including acne-prone congestion), tension headaches, and general detox-supportive care. Sessions are calm and comfortable — the pressure is intentionally feather-light, since lymphatic vessels sit superficially.
Good to know
- Practitioners
- Certified healthcare professionals in a surgical clinic
- Post-op use
- Accelerates recovery after facelift and liposuction
- Price
- From 900 Kč by area
- Technique
- Light, directional manual lymphatic drainage
Who is this for?
Post-surgical swelling after facelift or liposuction, fluid retention, puffiness, and recovery support
About the clinic
Reviews, team and credentials
Independent review links and clinic-reported team information.
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Clinical team
The surgical team is led by Assoc. Prof. Petr Šín, MD, Ph.D., MBA — a board-certified plastic surgeon (general surgery 2003, plastic surgery 2008) with a Ph.D. in surgery, 20+ years of facelift specialisation, and an ongoing post at the Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno. The wider team includes JUDr. MUDr. Milan Markovič, MBA, Ph.D., MUDr. Mgr. Jiří Nezdařil, MUDr. Hana…
Clinic-reported credentials
Languages: Czech, English, German, Russian
Treatment highlights
- Assessment of treatment goal (post-operative or wellness)
- Manual lymphatic drainage by a certified healthcare professional
+3 more items in What's included
From 900 Kč per session, depending on the area treated (face, décolletage, or body). Frequently booked as a post-operative recovery series after facelift or liposuction.
