Lymphatic Drainage in Makati: Pressotherapy at The Peninsula Manila
Lymphatic drainage at ICONIQUE Peninsula is pressotherapy. You lie back in a garment with air chambers that inflate and deflate one after another, so the pressure moves along your legs and then eases off. It supports drainage and circulation, it is relaxing, and it suits every body type.
We do not offer manual lymphatic drainage massage. Most Manila spas that rank for this search sell a hand massage, so check which one you are booking before you compare prices.
A visit takes 45 to 60 minutes with the consultation, in a room off the lobby of The Peninsula Manila, four minutes on foot from Ayala Triangle.
What a session is like
The consultation comes first. Tell the therapist about a heart or kidney condition, any swelling in one leg, an infection, and whether you are pregnant.
You lie back in the garment for the rest of the visit while the chambers press and release in sequence. The whole visit takes 45 to 60 minutes.
Expect lighter, less achy legs in the hour after the session, which is as far as the trials measured. On long days, walk and keep your legs level when you can.
When this is the wrong treatment
A swollen, painful, red or warm leg
Those are signs of a blood clot. See a doctor the same day, before any compression.
Heart failure, a recent heart attack, or swelling from heart or kidney disease
Compression adds load to a weak heart, and fluid the heart or kidneys cannot clear needs medical treatment.