Solace San Diego postoperative lymphatic massage

10/25/2024

Always always learning! Research is getting much more accurate about the lymphosomes, which can make our MLD more effective when we are honoring the body’s natural lymphatic flow.

10/22/2024

Thrilled to take part in today’s V-HELP (humanitarian education in lympho-phlebology) medical mission in Bali, Indonesia!

10/16/2024

Excited to speak at an international conference in Indonesia next week!

10/09/2024

Biotone edu-talk on massage after breast reconstruction with fat grafting! https://youtu.be/wXprwjQ_Kr8

Why do people have reconstructive surgery after breast cancer and what’s changed over the last 10 years? Let’s listen and learn as Kathleen shares Evidence-b...

10/02/2024

What affects the retention of breast volume after fat grafting?

"BMI, number of total autologous fat grafting procedures, pregnancy and lactation history, and preoperative volume were significantly associated with breast volume retention at 3 months"

"BMI, pregnancy and lactation history, and preoperative volume were significantly associated with breast volume retention at 6 months"

"Preoperative volume was the only factor that significantly increased breast volume retention at 6 months" - "The larger the preoperative breast volume was, the higher the volume retention was" because the "larger the breast is, the less pressure is exerted on the skin when the same amount of fat is injected" and "the larger the volume, the more likely it is that the injected fat is surrounded by tissue with blood flow at the recipient site, making survival easier for the injected fat."

"The volume retention increased with a larger BMI due to the abundance of donor fat, which makes harvesting good-quality fat easier, and the higher percentage of subcutaneous fat as a component of the breast, which provides more space for injections."

"As for the decrease in volume retention with an increasing number of total autologous fat grafting procedures, the skin may become less stretchable, increasing the pressure as the number of total autologous fat grafting procedures increases.

"The lower volume retention with a history of pregnancy and lactation could be due to a decrease in the quality of the recipient site or transplanted fat" and "volume retention is reportedly higher in women with prior breastfeeding experience"

is. In this study, we performed three-dimensional breast volume measurements before and after autologous fat grafting, calculated the volume and volume retention, and investigated factors that may affect volume retention. Methods: A total of 204 breasts that underwent autologous fat grafting by the....

09/26/2024

Take a self guided tour of your diaphragm and experience how breathwork and yoga can affect the central lymphatics! https://youtu.be/RXwAYOZ23Zo

Yoga for Oncology Massage Therapists is presented by Kathleen Helen Lisson, a lymphedema therapist and Society for Oncology Massage Preferred Practitioner. B...

09/25/2024

Oct 8 - You’re Invited! FREEzoom EDU-TALK Series: 6pm eastern

Massaging Breast Cancer Clients After Implant Reconstruction with Kathleen Lisson

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Join us Tuesdays for Massage or Diabetes 30 ++ minute free Zoom EDU-TALKS. Listen and Learn with Massage industry Experts or Diabetes Health and Wellness Professionals sharing their knowledge to support your practice success and health and wellbeing for clients, family and friends. Listen and Learn....

09/25/2024

I gave a presentation on advances in breast reconstruction for the oncology massage therapist at a recent S4OM meeting.

Here is the recording https://youtu.be/9G-NRKIGjow

Each month our Regional Champions meet to discuss their regions and S4OM initiatives. This month they had special guest, Kathleen Lisson share a presentatio...

07/11/2024

Breast Implant Illness webinar for massage therapists - yes, lymphatic massage can help after explant surgery.

Learn the facts about breast implant illness and how it’s symptoms can affect your clients in this evidence-based presentation for massage therapists. Presen...

06/20/2024

Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction book review

https://youtu.be/wsTQstNnkW4

Book review of Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction by Patricia Anstett. This review is for my fellow massage therapists who help clients after breast ca...

05/24/2024

Self-massage video after explant capsulectomy

Board Certified Massage Therapist Kathleen Helen Lisson, author of the class Breast Massage After Implant and Explant Plastic Surgery (8.5 CE for massage therapists).

Surgeons may allow more intense massage 3-6 weeks after explant total capsulectomy for breast implant illness.

Techniques include:

Mindfulness
Warming
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Vibration
Massage Roller
Pin and Stretch
IASTM
Massage cupping
Skin Rolling

Self-massage techniques for use between your professional massage appointments. Video by Board Certified Massage Therapist Kathleen Helen Lisson, author of t...

05/12/2024

Let’s talk breast implant illness. I attended the CSPS meeting this weekend and the top surgeons at both ASPS and the Aesthetic Society spoke. Both mentioned BII. It’s no longer good enough for surgeons to say “oh I don’t know about BII.” Breast implant safety is the #1 critical issues for ASPS!

There is controversy about whether patient needs to have total capsulectomy. That part of the discussion is between a woman and her surgeon. Where massage therapists come in is when the surgeon suggests the client massage the breasts to address scar tissue, etc. after explant.

Let me get on my soapbox. If we are going to offer breast massage after explant, we NEED to know 1. About BII and 2. How to keep client with BII safe and comfortable during their session. Explant clients because of BII and explant client because they just didn’t like their implants are DIFFERENT clients. No one-size-fits-all approach. ‘Oh I didn’t learn about BII in my class, why do I need to learn about their condition? can’t I just give them some MLD?’ is not good enough.

Bottom line: The client deserves to have a MT that knows about their condition.

(Images from ASPS update presentation)