In an age where wellness and self-care are paramount, understanding the importance of the lymphatic system is crucial. The lymphatic system plays a vital role in maintaining the body’s health by ...

It’s easy to write off puffy ankles, swollen fingers, cellulite-dimpled thighs or belly bloat as little inconveniences we see when we look in the mirror. But they are actually signs that a ...

You’ve probably seen the videos by now. Social media is littered with clips of beautiful, poreless women gently running their hands up the edges of their “snatched” jawlines and down the sides of ...

You may have heard about lymphatic drainage massages or come across videos of the massage technique on social media. While this technique was originally developed to treat lymphedema (swelling caused ...

When you start feeling under the weather, you might reach to the sides of your neck (just like your parents used to) to see if you have inflamed lymph nodes. Even if you know nothing else about the ...

I placed the cold, jade rolling pin under my cheekbone and gently glided it to the edge of my face. To be honest, I felt a bit like a piece of pastry. But my grandma assured me that I was engaging in ...

In recent years, demand has only increased for the Brazilian body-shaping lymphatic drainage massages that many A-list celebrities swear by. The popular technique promises to have many benefits, from ...

Lymphatic drainage face massages are trending on TikTok—yielding some curiously dramatic before-and-afters—and popping up on spa menus from coast to coast. Like most wellness trends, their purported ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...