Congratulations! You have just had plastic surgery to improve your appearance.

Isn’t it frustrating that before you can begin to enjoy your new face or body, you must spend days or weeks feeling swollen and bruised?

Whether it was in person or online, we connected with one another because you have swelling, too. Board Certified Plastic Surgeons in San Diego, across Southern California, and in Tijuana, Mexico, refer their clients to me to reduce the heavy, tight feeling that postoperative swelling can bring.

Book your manual lymphatic drainage or fibrosis massage at my studio in Pacific Beach.

More about me:

Kathleen Lisson is board certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork and is a Certified Lymphedema Therapist. She owns Solace Massage and Mindfulness, has taught classes at IPSB Massage College in San Diego, and is the author of Lipedema Treatment Guide and Swollen, Bloated and Puffy: A Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist’s Guide to Reducing Swelling in the Face and Body. Kathleen holds a Bachelors of Applied Science degree in Massage Therapy, and is an NHI (Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy) Certified Master Aromatherapist, an MMI (McLean Meditation Institute) Certified Meditation Teacher, and an ACE-certified Personal Trainer. She is certified to present Peggy Huddleston’s “Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster” workshop. She was a speaker at the 2018 and 2019 Fat Disorders Resource Society conferences, a keynote speaker at the 2019 MLD UK conference and completed the Lymphedema Therapy Advanced and Review class at the Földi Clinic in Hinterzarten, Germany.

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