Who is Recovery & Renewal for?

Recovery & Renewal is for individuals seeking specialized, trauma-informed massage therapy before or after breast or chest surgery. This care is appropriate for clients at many stages of healing and with a wide range of surgical experiences.
 

This service may be a good fit if you are:
 

• Preparing for or recovering from mastectomy, lumpectomy, or breast reconstruction

• Navigating breast cancer surgery or survivorship

• Healing after elective or medically indicated breast procedures, including augmentation, reduction, lift, explant, or gynecomastia surgery

• Recovering from gender-affirming chest or breast surgery

• Experiencing post-surgical swelling, tightness, scar tissue restriction, numbness, or altered sensation

• Looking for care that is gentle, informed, and adapted to surgical healing, rather than traditional massage
   

Recovery & Renewal is designed for clients who want thoughtful, safety-focused support that respects surgical timelines, tissue integrity, and nervous system responses. Care is always individualized and adjusted as your body changes throughout the healing process.

What makes our approach unique?

Recovery & Renewal is a specialized, trauma-informed massage therapy approach designed specifically for breast and chest surgery recovery. Rather than adapting general massage techniques, our therapists use surgery-informed methods developed for healing tissues, altered sensation, and post-surgical lymphatic disruption.
 

Our team is specially trained to support clients navigating more complex post-surgical presentations, including post-mastectomy pain syndrome, Iron Bra Syndrome, capsular contracture, persistent swelling, dense or restrictive scar tissue, and heightened nerve sensitivity. This work requires a higher level of clinical awareness, precision, and adaptability than general massage therapy.

Each session is guided by a deep understanding of how breast and chest surgery affects the lymphatic, fascial, and nervous systems together. Techniques are selected and adjusted in real time to help reduce swelling, support scar tissue mobility, and promote healthy circulation without overwhelming healing tissues.

Care is always individualized based on your surgery type, stage of recovery, and tissue response that day. This allows us to safely support early recovery, long-term survivorship, and more complex healing journeys with compassion, skill, and respect for the body’s pace.

What to expect