1. OBJECTIVE
In this experiment, you will apply the facial manual lymphatic drainage technique with pumping the lymph nodes of the face and head.


At the end of this experiment, you should be able to:

identify the regions of the face and the lymph nodes that will carry the lymph from each region;

perform the manual lymphatic drainage technique on the face correctly according to the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system and the manual lymphatic drainage sequence.

2. WHERE TO USE THESE CONCEPTS?
Proper knowledge and application of manual lymphatic drainage used on the face is very important for the aesthetics professional, since this is a therapeutic resource that has a range of indications, both in treatment and prevention, in addition to being a low-cost resource. , safe and with few contraindications.


3. THE EXPERIMENT
In this experiment, you will use a surgical or aesthetic skin marker pen to demarcate each region of the face to be drained with its corresponding lymph node, thus subdividing the face into drainage regions. Next, pumping, capturing and forwarding manual lymphatic drainage maneuvers will be applied to the lower, middle and upper part of the face.


4. SECURITY
In this practice, professional personal protection materials are used, such as: lab coat with long sleeves, closed shoes, disposable cap and mask. In addition to tied hair and cut nails. All these materials and precautions aim to reduce the risk of cross-contamination, both for the patient and the professional.


5. SCENARIO
The experiment environment will be a laboratory, with a stretcher, stool, stepladder and auxiliary cart, for placing the necessary materials. These materials include 70% alcohol, facial sanitizer and disposables.