A Gentle Flowing: Lymphatic Stimulation.

Elisabeth Sigmund had often observed how the sensitive connective tissue of the face lost its supportive strength through regular massaging and tended to become slack. She was motivated to search for an alternative.

One day she read in a newspaper about manual lymphatic drainage. This method, which was developed by Dr. Emil Vodder and his wife Estrid, used light pumping and circling manual techniques to make congested lymph flow again. Elisabeth Sigmund visited Dr. Vodder in Copenhagen and discussed with him in detail how she could use his method in cosmetic facial treatments. The lymphatic system is an open system, at the first stage of which lymph can flow in both directions. Therefore, it is essential to know at which point the lymph must be stimulated and in which direction to make it drain away.

After a phase of intensive work with Dr. Vodder, Elisabeth Sigmund was able to use lymphatic stimulation in her own salon where she experienced how her clients relaxed, and waste was eliminated from the tissue.