Certified post-op lymphatic massage, trusted by top surgeons.

As soon as your surgeon clears you, often within the first few days after surgery. Sara knows how to work around drains and incisions, so you don't need to wait for them to come out.

Post-op clients come to the studio in Temecula from Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, and Fallbrook. Not sure if it's time yet? Book a free phone consult and we'll help you plan your start date around your surgeon's instructions.

Most post-op clients come twice a week while swelling is at its peak, and most choose the 10-session package.

Every body heals at its own pace, so Sara builds your plan at your first visit and adjusts it as your swelling changes. Your surgeon's instructions always come first.

No. The pressure is light and slow by design. It works on the lymphatic vessels right under the skin, not deep in the muscle.

Most clients find it calming, and many leave feeling less tight and sore than when they came in.

Yes, to both. Come in wearing all of your garments. You'll undress for the session, and your garments go right back on afterward.

Drains are common, and Sara works around them and your incisions. Anything that needs medical care, like a seroma or a question about your drains, goes back to your surgeon.

Firm or lumpy spots are common in the weeks after liposuction, a tummy tuck, or a BBL. They usually come from swelling that has settled in the tissue, and sometimes from fibrosis, where that tissue starts to firm up as it heals.

Lymphatic massage helps keep fluid moving so those areas can soften over time. If a spot needs a medical look, Sara will send you back to your surgeon.

No. Swelling can linger for months after surgery, and lymphatic work still helps at that stage. Sara works with late starters on leftover swelling and firm spots, and she refers back to your surgeon when something needs medical care.

If you started your recovery somewhere else, you're welcome here too.

Sara starts by asking about your procedure, your surgery date, and your surgeon's instructions, so bring any post-op paperwork you have.

She checks how your body is healing, works gently around drains and incisions, and builds your session plan from there.

It won't change what your surgeon did. It helps your body move the extra fluid that surgery leaves behind, so swelling goes down and your new shape shows more clearly.

Many surgeons recommend it for that reason. It also tends to ease the tight, heavy feeling that comes with post-op swelling.

A body healing from surgery needs different care than a regular massage. Sara Hartman is a CAMTC-certified massage and lymphatic therapist (CAMTC #13840) with advanced post-surgical lymphatic training through ACOLS and 25 years of experience.

She works with clients after tummy tucks, liposuction and lipo 360, BBLs, mommy makeovers, breast augmentations, lifts, and reductions, facelifts and neck lifts, and arm and thigh lifts, across the whole body. Surgeons across the valley send their patients to her.

In many cases, yes. Sara provides a superbill, an itemized receipt you can submit to your HSA, FSA, or insurance for out-of-network reimbursement.

Many plans ask for a letter of medical necessity, and your surgeon is usually the right person to write one. Check with your plan administrator before your first session, since coverage depends on your plan.

It can help. Some clients book wellness lymphatic sessions in the weeks before surgery to ease any fluid they're already holding and to get to know Sara before recovery starts.

Check the timing with your surgeon, then book a wellness lymphatic session.

Drink plenty of water the day before and the day of your session, and skip eating in the two hours before it. After your session, put your garments back on and keep drinking water.

Sara may also suggest specific recovery products from The Shelf, the studio's supplement dispensary, based on what she sees during your appointment.