We listen first
A 60 to 90 minute first session with the time to be properly heard: history, medications, sleep, digestion, energy, mood, and cycle. Pulse and tongue diagnosis follow, and you leave with a TCM working diagnosis you understand.
Surgical Recovery
Post-Op Recovery
Gentle, structured post-op recovery in Marylebone built on four pillars, MLD, acupuncture, nutritional therapy, and herbal medicine, delivered alongside your surgeon's plan to support swelling, healing, and rest after aesthetic and gynaecological surgery.
The short answer
What this treatment is
Your transformation doesn't end in the operating room. It begins here. You have made a significant investment in yourself, and what happens over the following weeks shapes the result as much as the surgery does.
Post-surgical swelling, bruising, and fibrosis are the predictable response of soft tissue to controlled surgical trauma. Manual lymphatic drainage is widely built into recovery protocols after liposuction, abdominoplasty, breast reduction, gynaecomastia surgery, and laparoscopic gynaecology. Clinicians in this field report shorter swelling resolution, less fibrosis, and better skin retraction when MLD begins within the first one to two weeks after surgery, once your surgeon has cleared it.
Body Perfected works in pillars, tailored to your specific operation and timed to your surgeon's plan:
- Manual lymphatic drainage for swelling, bruising, and skin retraction.
- Acupuncture for pain, nausea, sleep, and the stress response.
- Nutritional support for collagen synthesis, anti-inflammatory load, and the gut effects of anaesthesia.
We always work alongside your surgeon, never instead of them. You can read more on our post-surgical recovery page, and the same care supports recovery from lipoedema surgery.
At your first appointment there is time to be properly heard
Your history, your cycle, your energy, and what matters to you. The first session runs 60 to 90 minutes depending on the service: medical history, current medications, sleep, digestion, energy, mood, and your menstrual cycle where relevant. Pulse and tongue diagnosis follow, and from this we arrive at a TCM working diagnosis you understand.
You leave with a written summary of what was done, why, and the plan for your next session.
Claudia provides the best lymphatic drainage massage in London. She can scan your body like no one else. I almost fell asleep during my 90-minute session — the time flew by. Thank you Claudia!
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Claudia is a true healer! I arrived very tense after a long flight and she was able to help calm and reset my nervous system. I highly recommend the 1-hour lymphatic massage.
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I had a great lymphatic drainage session with Claudia. After having sinus surgery to remove polyps and dealing with congestion, I felt so much better after the session. Highly recommend!
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Claudia is wonderful. Her treatments are incredibly relaxing. She is attentive and asks questions ahead of time to be more targeted during the sessions. Her treatment rooms promote a sense of calm. I would highly recommend her!
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Fees and booking
Book by WhatsApp or phone on +44 7455 005 334. We agree a clear plan at your first session and reassess it at every visit, so you always know what your care involves and why.
- First consultations run 60 to 90 minutes depending on the service; follow-ups are 60 to 75 minutes
- Fertility acupuncture from £125 for the initial 90-minute consultation, with follow-ups at £85
- Lymphatic drainage from £130 for 60 minutes, or £160 for 90 minutes
- Programme, herbal, and block fees are confirmed at your first consultation
Your journey
with Body Perfected
Every plan starts with being properly heard. We find what is driving your picture, treat it with the right combination of pillars, and evolve the plan with you as your body responds.
Treatment, tailored to you
Acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, tuina, manual lymphatic drainage, herbal formula: chosen for your TCM diagnosis, not by default. Sessions run 60 to 75 minutes, and you leave each one with a written summary of what was done and why.
We evolve with you
Pulse, tongue, and current symptoms are reassessed at every visit, and the toolkit and herbal formula adjust as the picture shifts. Plans are agreed in 6-week or 12-week blocks, so you always know where you are in the arc.
Care that lasts
As things settle, treatment moves to a maintenance frequency: keeping your cycle, energy, and recovery steady. Where you have a GP, fertility clinic, or surgeon involved, we coordinate with them throughout.
Integrative care that treats the cause of your symptoms. Rooted in 2,000 years of Chinese medicine, delivered for modern life, from Marylebone since 2010.
- You see the same practitioner at every visit, so your TCM diagnosis (pulse, tongue, history) carries forward and treatment evolves as the picture shifts.
- Over 20 years of clinical practice across 4 integrative pillars: acupuncture, nutritional therapy, Chinese herbal medicine, and manual lymphatic drainage.
- Rated 4.8 on Google from 68 reviews, at 1 Orchard Street: 3 minutes from Bond Street and Marble Arch tube stations.
- We work alongside conventional medicine: with your consent, treatment notes are shared with your GP, fertility clinic, or surgeon.
Fertility, acupuncture and lymphatic drainage
- Fertility acupuncture, timed to the phase of your cycle
- IVF, ICSI, IUI, and frozen-transfer support, including the Paulus Protocol
- The 12 Weeks Fertility Reset Protocol
- Traditional acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and tuina
- Chinese herbal medicine
- Nutritional therapy for fertility and women's health
- Manual lymphatic drainage for post-op recovery, lipoedema, and postpartum swelling
- Miscarriage and postpartum recovery care
Areas treated
What's included
- Four pillars in parallel: MLD, acupuncture, nutrition, herbs
- Coordinated with your surgeon: never replaces post-op surgical follow-up
- BAcC-registered acupuncturist: continuity of care from Claudia throughout
- Trained in post-surgical MLD: pressure and timing matched to the procedure
- Frequency front-loaded to the early window where the work is most effective
- Suitable for liposuction, abdominoplasty, breast surgery, gynaecological surgery
- Post-op kinesiology taping for continuous gentle support between sessions
Written and medically reviewed byClaudia Ferreira, BSc (Hons) Traditional Chinese Medicine · MBAcC · Postgraduate TCM Gynaecology & Obstetrics · British Lymphology Society and Macmillan Cancer Support inform MLD scope and post-surgical timing. British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) for the acupuncture pillar. Surgical clearance is always the gating factor for the start of MLD..
FAQ
Common
questions
Why do I need both MLD and acupuncture?
MLD addresses fluid; recovery is more than fluid. Acupuncture supports pain regulation, post-operative nausea, sleep, and stress physiology: the latter delays healing if unaddressed. Nutritional support targets collagen synthesis and the gut effects of anaesthesia. The four-pillar protocol works on the recovery the way the surgeon worked on the structural problem.
How soon after surgery do I start?
MLD typically starts 24 to 72 hours after surgery for procedures like liposuction, slightly later for larger procedures (abdominoplasty, large breast reductions). Acupuncture can usually start within the first week: earlier for nausea or pain control where indicated. We never start without surgeon clearance.
Do I need to stop my pain medication?
No, and we never recommend stopping prescribed medication. Acupuncture for pain regulation works alongside opioid or other analgesia; the prescribing decision always sits with your surgeon or GP. We coordinate with them.
What if my surgeon has a different recovery plan?
Your surgeon's plan leads: always. We adapt our programme to fit it, not the other way round. If a surgeon specifies a particular MLD frequency, pressure, or compression-garment regimen, we deliver to that specification. Where we have a clinical concern about a plan, we raise it with you and (with your consent) with the surgical team.
Is the programme covered by insurance?
Some UK private medical insurers reimburse MLD for specific surgical indications, particularly oncological. Aesthetic-surgery recovery is rarely covered, even where the surgery itself was insurer-funded. Bring your policy details to the planning session and we will help you confirm what is covered before booking the full block.
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