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New member benefit! Get the ASCP SkinPro app at ascpskincare.com/skinpro 71 By increasing circulation to the skin, the esthetic benefits of lymphatic drainage massage include improving dullness, decreasing puffiness, and reducing the appearance of acne, fine lines, and wrinkles. feels better and gives the client a sense of physical continuity that is soothing and calming. Should it become necessary to lift the hands from the client's face, feather them o (slowing down the movement is often called feathering), then gently replace them with feather- like movements. When coming back to the face, gently make contact on the side of the face or top of the head to avoid startling the client. Keep one hand on the client's body at all times if it is necessary to take one hand away (if you need to apply more product, for example). To aid in relaxation, choose instrumental music with a slow, even tempo. MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) massage is becoming more important in the esthetician's repertoire to create a truly holistic facial treatment. Hippocrates, in the 5th century BCE, was one of the rst doctors to mention the lymphatic system, an extensive network of vessels, nodes, and ducts that pass through almost all bodily tissues. It is made up of a series of lymph vessels carrying lymph—a colorless, plasma- like uid that bathes tissue and removes waste and foreign bodies from interstitial spaces between cells. Lymph organs are found in the bone marrow, thymus, spleen, tonsils and adenoids, and appendix, among other places. The important structures of the lymphatic system include lymph uid, vessels, and nodes. Lymph uid is the clear uid that travels through the lymphatic system and carries cells that help ght infections and other diseases. Lymphatic vessels, unlike blood vessels, only carry uid away from the tissues. The smallest lymphatic vessels are the lymph capillaries. Lymph nodes are the kidney-shaped organs of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system. There are hundreds of lymph nodes found throughout the body that lter substances that travel through the lymphatic system and contain lymphocytes (white blood cells) that help the body ght infection and disease. An overview of the lymphatic system of the upper body and head. This is not a complete diagram.