Scar Massage
Taking Care of Your Scar
Did you know scars continue to heal and respond to treatment even years later?
• Keep the area hydrated with a good moisturizer.
• Gentle massage can improve the texture and flexibility of your scar.
• Movement helps maintain circulation and elasticity.
Your body has an incredible ability to heal itself, and with the right support, you can help it along
the way
Read the articles below to find more information about scar health and massage
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When the Lymphatic Map Changes
Lower-body lymphatics after groin and pelvic cancer treatment Search for lymphoedema after cancer treatment and you can quite quickly find pictures of arms. Breast cancer. Axillary nodes. Sleeves. Arm measurements. And all of that information matters. But what if your...
Why Am I Swollen After Surgery?
Seroma, haematoma, inflammation or lymphoedema — why “swelling” is a sign, not a diagnosis You have had surgery. Something is swollen. Perhaps you have been told: “It’s just swelling.” And sometimes swelling is part of the completely expected response to surgery. But...
Breast Cancer, Lymph Nodes and the Body’s Changing Road Map
What really happens to lymphatic drainage after breast cancer treatment? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There will quite rightly be plenty of conversations about checking breasts, knowing what is normal for you, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy,...
The Male Pelvic Floor,
The Male Pelvic Floor, Prostate Cancer & The Bit We Don't Talk About Enough Pelvic-floor training, continence, swelling, lymphatics, fascia — and why “just do your Kegels” may be rather too simple If I say pelvic floor, what do you picture? Pregnancy? Childbirth?...
I Was Taught Not to Fight the Scar.
I Was Taught Not to Fight the Scar. Does the Science Still Agree? TGF-β, fibroblasts, fascia, lymphatics — and what nearly 30 years of mechanobiology might tell us about the way we use our hands Every now and again I go back to an old textbook and realise that...
When the Tissue Changes:
When the Tissue Changes: What Are We Actually Treating? Lymphoedema, fibrosis, inflammation — and why “hard swelling” doesn't tell us enough Sometimes an image makes me stop. Not necessarily because I agree with every word on it, but because it makes me think.I...
A Sticky Situation: What Can Therapeutic Tape Actually Do?
Scars, swelling, fibrosis — and the case for a gentler mechanical dose I love tape. There. I've said it. Over the years I have used therapeutic tape in all sorts of ways — around scars, to support movement, with swelling, alongside rehabilitation and sometimes simply...
Your Surgery Doesn’t End When the Stitches Go In
Why aftercare deserves as much thought as the operation itselfRecently, I have seen quite a few people following fairly substantial cosmetic surgery. Circumferential or “360” abdominal procedures. Abdominoplasty. Liposuction. Breast uplift. Sometimes several...
Scar, Fibrosis or Adhesion?
Scar, Fibrosis or Adhesion? Or Is What You’re Feeling a Restriction? They are words we use all the time. But they don't mean the same thing. Scar tissue. Fibrosis. Adhesions. Three words that regularly appear in conversations about surgery, injury, lymphoedema and...
We often look for one thing to fix us
As humans, we like simple answers. The best supplement. The perfect diet. The magic exercise programme. The treatment that will finally solve the problem. I understand why. When we feel tired, overwhelmed, in pain, swollen, anxious or disconnected from our bodies, we...