Ablative lasers vaporize the top layers of damaged skin. They are usually more aggressive than nonablative lasers that leave the skin intact.
An article in the Seminars in Plastic Surgery reports: “Although ablative lasers result in far more down time and a more difficult recovery process, they remain the lasers that produce the most dramatic outcomes.”[i]
Skin must be whole and intact to provide most hands-on bodywork, including MLD.
Because ablative laser treatment destroys the outer layer of skin, bodywork and all hands-on services including massage and MLD are contraindicated until the skin has healed.
Practicing MLD is a wonderful nonpharmacological benefit for clients who have pain or swelling; however, practitioners should be thoroughly trained in all treatment precautions and contraindications prior to practicing. To learn more, please register for manual lymphatic drainage training with us at: https://ceinstitute.com/collections/lymphatics
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[i] Preissig, Jason, et al. “Current Laser Resurfacing Technologies: A Review That Delves beneath the Surface.” Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Aug. 2012, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580982/#:~:text=Ablative%20lasers%20vaporize%20tissue%20and,produce%20the%20most%20dramatic%20outcomes.
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