A gentle treatment to detoxify, soothe, and revitalize your body.
Manual lymphatic drainage helps you regain a sense of lightness and well-being. This gentle technique stimulates blood and lymphatic circulation, promotes the elimination of toxins, and reduces the sensation of heavy legs. Beyond its physical benefits, it provides deep relaxation for both body and mind, offering a moment of complete and revitalizing relaxation.
Our Lymphatic Drainage Therapists
When do you need lymphatic drainage?
Do you have heavy, swollen or painful legs, or cellulite problems? Your venous circulation is causing you problems. You're pregnant or going through a hormonal transition. You've just had surgery. Feeling tired or stressed?
Lymphatic drainage effectively combats edema(water retention and venous return).
It is particularly recommended for pregnant women who often experience heavy legs due to the pressure exerted by the baby and the hormonal upheaval.
It's also excellent for people who sit for long periods or are sedentary, as lack of activity in the legs encourages lymphatic and venous problems.
In addition, as a gentle and regular treatment, it can have an effect on sleep. sleepdigestion and stress It stimulates the parasympathetic system responsible for our internal well-being.
In the event of swelling or rapid weight gain, consult your doctor.
What is lymphatic drainage?
Lymphatic drainage is a gentle manual technique that respects the rhythm, direction and pressure of the lymphatic system.
It stimulates the latter, with positive effects on heavy legs and the body's evacuation, recovery and cleansing systems (venous, digestive, skin, urinary and sleep).
It helps detoxify the body, while strengthening the immune system.
How does drainage feel?
Lymphatic drainage provides a feeling of well-being and lightness, as lymph is drained towards the veins, the heart and finally the urine. Lymphatic circulation is stimulated and toxins evacuated.
At the end of a drainage session, you may feel tired for a few minutes. This effect dissipates very quickly (our bodies being more sensitive to stress than to relaxation).
How to optimize the effects of drainage?
To facilitate lymphatic drainage of our body, we accompany it with good hydration and a balanced diet, but also with regular physical activity such as brisk walking, swimming or any fitness activity in water.
Our therapist, Caroline Mattheycan advise and refer you for compression or medical follow-up in cases of suspected venous insufficiency or lipoedema.
What is lymph and what does it do?
Lymph is a colorless liquid derived from blood plasma, circulating in lymphatic vessels thanks to their contractions and our body's movements. Like a waste evacuation system, it drains excess fluids, toxins, microbes and cellular debris.
Nodes along the lymphatic vessels filter the lymph and eliminate the toxins, microbes and debris it carries.
When lymph circulation is impaired, the body can become weakened and intoxicated, which can lead to a variety of health problems: increased risk of infection in affected limbs, swollen limbs, heavy and painful legs, increased risk of thrombosis and ulcers, and so on.
The Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage
Manual lymphatic drainage offers numerous benefits for both the body and the mind.
- It helps relieve heavy legs, swelling, and water retention, while stimulating lymphatic and venous circulation.
- It also helps eliminate toxins and supports the immune system.
- It is essential for recovery after surgery.
- In addition to its physiological benefits, this treatment promotes deep relaxation and helps reduce stress, thereby improving overall well-being.
What are the therapeutic effects of lymphatic drainage?
Anti-edema effect, analgesic and relaxing action
Relieves pain, congestion, inflammation and improves skin quality
Relieves heavy legs
Positive effect on transit
In case of surgery or lipo-aspiration, it helps the body evacuate bruises and swelling and accelerates healing.
Stimulates lymphatic flow
Stimulates the neuro-vegetative (parasympathetic) system, helping the body to take care of itself and reduce daily stress
Lymphatic drainage, what are the aesthetic effects?
Helps prevent overweight
Helps eliminate cellulite and fatty deposits
Refines legs and stomach
Activates circulation in the face and gives a "bonne-mine" effect when draining the face
Fighting acne
Healing aid
Helps fight rosacea and puffiness
Lymphatic drainage for lipedema
In the case of lipoedema, appropriate drainage and compression can help improve your condition. Our therapists can advise you.
Do you suffer from lipoedema, or do you think you might? Our therapists can refer you to a specialist.
This link can also give you some pointers, but must be followed by a diagnosis by a doctor:
https://www.chuv.ch/fr/cmvr/accueil/patients-et-familles/maladies-vasculaires-rares/le-lipoedeme
To find out more, you can also consult our page dedicated to lipoedema.
Lymphatic drainage for heavy legs
Heavy legs are often linked to venous insufficiency, hormonal changes, pregnancy, heat, or prolonged sitting or standing. To relieve them, it is recommended to engage in regular physical activity such as walking, elevate your legs while resting, stay well-hydrated, and, if necessary, wear compression stockings. Manual lymphatic drainage can also help improve venous and lymphatic return, reduce swelling, and restore a pleasant feeling of lightness. If symptoms appear suddenly, or if there is significant swelling or unusual pain, medical advice is recommended.
For more information, you can also visit our page on heavy legs.
What are the contraindications to lymphatic drainage?
Please report any health problems, especiallyhypertension,heart or kidneyfailure, or thrombosis, which may contraindicate drainage. We cannot perform drainage on a person with a fever.
Please inform us of the presence of implants or pregnancy: drainage is always possible, but in accordance with the implant area and from the 3rd month of pregnancy.
What happens during a lymphatic drainage session at La Clinique Naturelle?
Your treatment at a glance
Our Rates for Lymphatic Drainage
(subscription valid for 1 year)
| Session | Duration | Rates |
|---|---|---|
| One session | 1 session lasting 1 hour | CHF 150 |
| Five sessions | 5 sessions (5 × 1 hour) | CHF 700 |
| Ten sessions | 10 sessions (10 × 1 hour) | CHF 1300 |
FAQ – Lymphatic Drainage
To support you in this process, we offerpackages of 5 or 10 sessions, which are ideal for achieving deep and lasting results.
Yes, to reduce swelling caused by the procedure
Lymphatic drainage is not recommended on areas with visible varicose veins. Consult your doctor first.
Yes, gift certificates are available at the clinic or on our website
Yes, it is a gentle treatment that can be tailored to the needs of older adults to improve circulation and reduce swelling.
It is not recommended during an acute infection, but it can be helpful for boosting the immune system after recovery.
It can help reduce swelling after surgery, but it’s important to consult your doctor first.
Yes, starting at 3 months of pregnancy.
Yes, it helps reduce heaviness and fatigue in the legs by stimulating lymphatic circulation.
It doesn't directly burn fat, but it can help reduce water retention and boost metabolism.
