Massage Therapy

The idea that touch can heal is not a new one. Written records of massage date back 3,000 years to China. Massage has enjoyed renewed popularity and respectability, with 25 million Americans making 60 million trips a year to 85,000 practitioners. The doctors at The Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery have recognized the importance of massage therapy to the well being of their patients. Therapeutic Body Massage can play a major role before and after surgery.

Massage has proven to reduce the heart rate and lower blood pressure, as well as increase the level of endorphins, the body's natural pain killers. With slow and gentle massage techniques, minor physical discomforts and stress can be reduced or eliminated after just one session. Patients who have had massages after surgery report increased mobility and quicker recovery. Firm pressure applied too various parts of the body can increase blood flow, improving tissue drainage and reduce swelling.

Therapeutic Body Massage demonstrates how attention to total body wellness, surgical and non-surgical, should be the desired goal of everyone. Total Therapeutic Body massage is available by appointment in the private offices of The Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery with sessions lasting 1/2 hour to 1-1/2 hours.