There are times when a woman’s body builds up fluids. Before menstruation is one of them and the cause is the increase of estrogen with respect to progesterone. In pregnancy also tend to occur oedemas. When, for various reasons, it accumulates in the body fluid in the skin and under it there is a duct system (lymph vessels) that allow relatively easy out of it.

One of the most common occurs when fluid accumulation is before menstruation, when estrogen causes an increase in respect of progesterone, a typical menstrual cycle and usually causes a fluid retention.

The lymphatic drainage is a manual action by a masseuse, to activate the channels and lymph vessels of skin and subcutaneous tissue in the direction of the drains (regional lymph nodes) that communicate with deeper channels in the body fluid and protein mobilizing withheld outside the movement. It is very soft, slow and repeated, so it has a sedative effect, relaxing and anti-active and lymphatic circulation.

One of the most frequent indications during pregnancy is to avoid edema and swelling, particularly of the face and legs and feet by the overweight that pregnancy brings. Pregnant women find relaxation and improvement in appearance and mobility of these maneuvers and pressure stimulation.

Moreover, the hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy can lead to fluid retention and edema usually treated with physical exercise, balanced diet and that this treatment gives them a sense of remarkable improvement by detoxification, and the reabsorption of edema muscle relaxation. Also during this stage should avoid tight clothing, the very high heels, stockings that can cut the circulation.

The technique is indicated for treating cellulite, flabby, body rejuvenation and edema of any type (pregnancy, premenstrual tension, peripheral circulatory disorders, pre and post surgery recovery supplement facial treatments).