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Tralee, Co. Kerry

Surgery is the easy part. The six weeks after are not.

Post-operative lymphatic drainage, scar therapy and body contouring, in a private studio in Tralee. Six years of this work, and it is the only work I do.

Open six days
Weekday evenings, and Saturdays
Surgeon cleared you?
Bring your surgeon's notes to the first visit
Move it yourself
Up to 24 hours before, from your account
Gabi in the studio
  • Post-operative recovery
  • Scar therapy
  • Body contouring
  • By appointment only

Your surgeon closed the incision. Everything after that is the part nobody scheduled.

The operation is booked, priced and explained to you twice. What comes after it is a leaflet and a phone number nobody answers. This is where that gap gets filled, in a room where you can ask the same question three times.

Folded linen and a brass bowl on the studio table
The care that should have come with the surgery

You will not be rushed, and you will not be sold a package on day one.

I read the tissue before I say anything about a plan. You get my honest view of what is worth doing, in plain words, and you decide what happens next.

More about me
A wooden massage roller on folded linen
How it works

Recovery is not a treatment. It is a sequence.

What helps in the first week is not what helps in the sixth. Drainage first, then the tissue around the scar, then movement and shape. Each session is chosen for where you are, not for what is on a menu.

See how a session runs

What you can count on, every single visit

Not aspirations. These are operating decisions, and you can hold me to all four.

One pair of hands

You see me every time. Nobody is passed between therapists halfway through a series.

Thirty minutes between clients

Nobody waits at the door. Your session runs as long as it needs and you get a minute afterwards.

Post-operative first

Liposuction, tummy tuck, BBL and breast surgery. I know how each one behaves week by week.

Polish and English

Describe how it feels in your own language. I will answer in the same one.

Warm stones in a ceramic bowl of water
The recovery series

One session helps. A series is what changes the result.

Swelling moves on its own schedule and the scar speaks up weeks later, so a single visit can only meet you where you happen to be that day. Most people book a run of sessions and space them to how their body is actually behaving rather than to a template.

  • Usual paceTwo or three a week, then further apart
  • How you payPer session, priced after we look at you
  • StoppingWhenever you want, and I will say when
See what a series costs
Two ways I work

Which of these is you?

In the studio, Tralee

You are recovering, and you want hands on it this week

Drainage, scar work and contouring, in person at 5 Friary Ln. Most people come soon after a procedure, though plenty come with no surgery at all.

Where
5 Friary Ln, Tralee
How soon
Usually this week
What I do in the studio
Online, wherever you are

You are thinking about a procedure and want to talk to someone first

What to ask the surgeon, what recovery actually looks like, and what to organise before you fly. An hour with someone who has no stake in which clinic you pick.

Where
Video call, wherever you are
How long
One hour, one to one
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Treatments

Ten sessions, one pair of hands

Every one is adapted on the day to how the tissue behaves. Times are a guide, not a stopwatch.

All ten sessions

What the first six weeks actually look like

Roughly. Every body runs to its own clock and your surgeon's instructions come first, always.

  1. 01

    Days 3 to 7

    The first session

    Gentle, short, and only where you have been cleared. Mostly it is about getting comfortable and knowing what is normal.

  2. 02

    Weeks 1 to 3

    Finding the rhythm

    Two or three sessions a week for most people. This is the stretch that does the most work.

  3. 03

    Weeks 3 to 6

    The scar joins in

    Once the surgeon clears it, we start on the scar and the tissue around it, and you learn what to do at home.

  4. 04

    Week 6 onward

    Spacing out

    Sessions get further apart. Some people stop here, some keep one a month because they like how it feels.

Reviews

What people say once it has settled

I honestly can't recommend these lymphatic drainage massages enough from gabbi.. after surgery i needed to get lymphatic drainage massages to help with my fluid and from start to finish, every session was amazing. She is so lovely, genuine, gentle, warm and always made me feel completely comfortable. Coming from sumone who hates been touched she made me a ease. She was so helpful throughout the whole process, explaining everything and making sure I was at ease and comfortable at all times the results were phenomenal and far beyond what I expected. Not only did I see such a difference physically, but she gave me back my confidence and made me feel so much happier in myself. Thank you so much for your kindness, care and incredible work. I would recommend you to anyone looking for lymphatic drainage massages. Regardless if you've just had surgery or you just want to have sum lymphatic drainage massages to help with fluid build up. They are literally for everyone regardless if you've had surgery or not.. I will highly highly recommend her to anyone and everyone because she is absolutely fantastic.. Thank you gabbi for giving me my confidence back. My body back and for being absolutely amazing.. i cant wait to recieve more treatments from you in the future.. ❤️❤️❤️..
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★★★★★

Claire Colloff · Google

I’m so happy with the results of my scar treatment. Professional, gentle and attentive service in such a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Very affordable prices too. Would highly recommend!

★★★★★

Marta Moriarty · Google

Gabi is the best health and beauty advisor I know. She takes an individual approach to each client's needs and concerns. She is full of passion, energy, and dedication. I highly recommend her.

★★★★★

Anna Badzioch · Google

The entrance on Friary Lane
The studio

5 Friary Ln, Tralee

A private room in the centre of town. Appointment only, so the door is closed and the phone is off while you are here.

Open in Google Maps
Monday to Friday
09:30 to 20:00
Saturday
10:00 to 18:00
Sunday
Closed

The studio is closed from 1 to 15 November. Online consultations pause for the same two weeks.

The sooner you start, the more there is to work with

Most people book their first session within two weeks of surgery. If you are further along, come anyway. If it is too early, I will tell you and we will pick a date that works.

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