Manual Lymph Drainage Effects

Estheticians Effects

The effects of MLD are numerous and generally it affects the nervous system, smooth muscles, fluid movement in the connective tissue and may have an effect on the immune system (though this has not yet been proven). Through the pumping and stretching effect on the lymph vessels, the Dr. Vodder method of MLD stimulates the contraction of lymph vessels, helping to move the lymph forward and drain the connective tissue.  Scientific research in Europe (Hutzschenreuter, Mislin, Földi, et al.) has made this a well researched therapeutic technique. Research (add hyperlink to Bibliography page)

For further reading, the Dr. Vodder Method of Manual Lymph Drainage is discussed in this book on plastic surgery:

P.T. Pugliese, L. Garafallou: Lymphatic Drainage Massage. In S. Bosniak. W.B. Saunders. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1996, pp 651-656