Lymphatic Detailing™: Manual Lymphatic Drainage Plastic Surgery Protocols: Pre and Post Op Techniques

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Elisa DiFalco, MS, OT, CMLDT, LMT Related seminars and products

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Elisa DiFalco, MS, OT, CMLDT, LMT, began working as a Lymphedema Specialist & Clinic Day Educator for Robert Lerner, M.D., “The Pioneer of Lymphedema Treatment.” Soon after receiving a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, she became Clinic Director/Owner of LTS Clinic where she opened a new MLD market with Florida’s leading Plastic Surgeons. From her success, she was inspired to create new MLD courses for therapists to learn from and model after.

For 23 years, Ms. DiFalco has been public and practitioner educator through monthly radio broadcasts and column for Boomer Times, support group facilitator, physician in-services, consultant to major insurance companies, public speaker at American Cancer Society and serving on several university advisory boards. She was also appointed Educational Standards Chair for FSMTA of Florida and has won the NLN Lymphedema Day Award. The in-demand educator enjoys combining education and entertainment as presenter for: FOTA, FSMTA, AMTA, ISSE, World Massage Festival, Premier Day Spa Show, CSFA and Elite conventions. Today, Elisa is moving MLD forward through technology to reach the masses and offers a weekly show featuring expects in the field.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elisa DiFalco is the president of MLD Institute International. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Elisa Difalco is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Florida Occupational Therapy Association, and the American Massage Therapy Association.

Bart Rademaker, MD Related seminars and products

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Bart Rademaker, MD

Plastic, Reconstructive & Regenerative Surgeon, Board Certified

Dutch-born and currently living in the United States, Dr. Rademaker has extensive medical training and is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is a major advocate for wellness and complimentary alternative medicine, trained in integrated energy healing, an ambassador for autologous stem cell therapy and a thought leader in belief medicine. He states, “the future of medicine is in you” and you can tap into that intelligence that creates health and wellness. His conversation includes our brain intelligence, our body intelligence and our energy intelligence.

As a humanitarian and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for work in El Salvador, he believes that we must also preserve and respect the indigenous cultures worldwide – for their wisdom and rights to live their own way.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Bart Rademaker is the CEO and founder of MyLocalWellness.com and has employment relationships with Mease Countryside Hospital , Mease Dunedin Hospital, Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, and Okyanos Center for Regenerative Medicine. He receives royalties as a published author and is an international speaker. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Bart Rademaker is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Surgery.

 

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Objectives

1. Assess the rules and regulations for the operating room in preparing for surgery.
2. Explain types of breast implants and expanders used for both enhancement and post cancer and the need for manual drainage to improve client participation in activities and treatment.
3. Describe what a tummy tuck is, determine who is the ideal candidate and understand which clients may need a referral for condition management.
4. Determine the differences and motivations for having a Brazilian Butt Lift and extrapolate why it is one of the more complicated surgical procedures we need to understand in order to facilitate healing with manual lymph drainage.
5. Investigate the surgical process of liposuction and theorize why some patients have encouraging outcomes while others do not and the associated impact on function.
6. Defend the use of manual and drainage in conditions like carpal tunnel, trigger finger or in any area where there is inflammation to improve participation in ADL/occupation.
7. Integrate modalities with manual and drainage as appropriate that are synergistic, enhance patient outcomes and assist in symptom management including: infrared light, MPS and essential oils.
8. Appraise current technology devices to better understand which are most effective in supporting health and overall function.

Outline

• Dressing, scrubbing, suiting up
• Preparing for surgery and knowing where to stand to observe and not be in the way
• Necessary paperwork for a surgical observation
• Most common OR questions, answered! 

• Cancer related breast surgeries
• Tissue expanders and their purpose
• Lumpectomies and fat transfers
• Drains that are used to drain blood not lymph
• Compression garment/bandage: when to remove? 
• Most common breast surgery questions, answered! 

• Compression garment vs lymphedema garment
• Determine candidates for an abdominoplasty
• Surgical process
• How long after surgery can postop MLD be performed
• Most common tummy tuck questions, answered! 

• Identify the best candidates for liposuction
• Surgical process
• What are some of the complications with liposuction
• Therapists should wear gloves when doing manual lymphatic drainage though they should not push the fluids through open holes or sutures as that would be a contraindication as well as against the scope of practice here in the United States.
• How length is left in interstitial SPACE and why is needed pretty op as well as post stop
• Most common liposuction questions, answered! 

• What is liposuction used in the process
• How does lymph drainage help in the procedure?
• How deep should manual lymph drainage be performed? 
• Before and after questions – answered!

• Evaluate how occupational hazards contribute to hand surgery
• Carpal tunnel syndrome and why it needs MLD
• How compression on the joints affects the lymph fluid at the deepest level called (subfascial lymph)
• Insight for contractures and the effect/role of lymph fluid in this condition.
• Most common hand surgery questions, answered! 

• Use synergistic modalities for even better outcomes with MLD
• Diet and nutrition are essential for optimal outcomes 
• MLD and MPS for scar tissue 
• MLD and heat that does not exceed 98 degrees 
• Infrared light for accelerated healing with MLD
• Essential oils for healing and skin tissue repair 

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapy
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Massage Therapists
• Nurses