Questions about lymphatic drainage, with what the evidence says.

Every answer starts short and carries its sources. When something is not proven, we say so.

Answered

• Evidence Does lymphatic drainage actually work? Goal by goal, what is proven and what is not. And what is true in the claims that it slims, detoxes or spreads cancer. →
• Practice How often, for how long, and oil or no oil? What clinical leaflets say about frequency, duration, pressure, time of day and water afterwards. →
• Safety Who should not do lymphatic drainage? In four levels: when to see a doctor today, when to wait to be discharged, when to ask for their go-ahead and when to stop. →
• Evidence Do lymphatic drainage drops work? What is in them, what studies of their ingredients say and which alternative does have support. →