Self-care

Alongside the service offered to you from the Lymphoedema team, we encourage you and will show you how to care for yourself in between appointments.  This forms an essential part of your maintenance management. 

The long term management of both upper and lower limb lymphoedema involves:

• Daily skin care
• Exercise or movement
• Regular wearing of compression garments
• Limb elevation
• Simple lymphatic drainage carried out by you or a trained relative/carer.