Have you heard about lymphatic drainage massages? We spoke with an expert about who would benefit from them and how to tell if it's working.

"The main goal of every lymphatic drainage massage is to help detoxify the body by moving lymph (the fluid that gets stuck between tissues) toward the lymph nodes. This process allows the lymph to ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

The lymph nodes that drain the breast are situated in the axilla (armpit) lower neck and internal mammary regions. The majority of the lymph from the breast drains to the axillary lymph nodes.

This can make your lymph nodes feel hard or swollen. It may also block lymph fluid from draining, causing the area to swell. If the cancer cells enter your bloodstream, they can spread to other ...

Lymphodema is a big issue for anyone at all who has had lymph nodes removed ... with a combination of what we call manual lymph drainage, which is a very specialized kind of massage, hands ...

Those techniques include axillary reverse mapping, which maps the lymph nodes that drain the arm, separating them from those that drain the breast, allowing the surgeon to remove only those that ...