Lymphatic drainage for the face and for the body: same name, same price, two different appointments
We run a lymphatic drainage facial and a manual lymphatic drainage massage. Both are $135. Both are 60 minutes. They are booked from different menus, performed by different people, and do different things.
Because the price and the name match exactly, this is one of the easiest bookings in the building to get wrong.
Which is which
- The facial. Face and neck. An esthetic treatment aimed at puffiness, a heavy-looking face, and calming things after other facial work. It sits on the facial menu and is performed by an esthetician.
- The massage. Manual lymphatic drainage across the body — very light, slow, rhythmic work, nothing like a deep tissue massage. It sits on the massage menu and is performed by a massage therapist.
One question sorts it: is the thing you want to change on your face, or is it a limb, an abdomen, or a general heaviness? Face means the facial. Anything else means the massage.
The most common reason people search for this
Post-surgical swelling, usually after body surgery. If that is you, the body massage is the relevant one, and there is a step before booking it: get clearance from the surgeon who operated on you, including how soon and how often. Surgeons differ, they know your case, and this is one where following the clinic's general advice over the surgeon's specific advice is a mistake.
The same applies to anyone who has had lymph nodes removed or radiated. That is a medical situation, not a spa one.
The pressure surprises people
Manual lymphatic drainage is very light. The lymphatic vessels sit just under the skin, so the work is a slow stretch of the skin rather than pressure into muscle. If you book it expecting a firm massage you will find it disappointingly gentle, and that is the treatment working as designed rather than someone going easy on you.
If what you actually want is pressure, say so — that is a different massage and it is on the same menu.
What each one costs
| Service | Time | Price | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphatic drainage facial | 60 min | $135 | Face and neck, on the facial side |
| Manual lymphatic drainage massage | 60 min | $135 | Body, on the massage side |
| Standard massage, 60 minutes | 60 min | $115 | If pressure is what you actually want |
Massage prices are pre-tax. Massage therapy is a taxable supply in Québec rather than an exempt health service, so GST and QST are added at checkout. That is not a surcharge; it is how the category is treated.
What we will not do
- Let you book the facial when you described a swollen leg.
- Treat post-surgical swelling without your surgeon's clearance.
- Describe lymphatic drainage as detoxifying, slimming or fat-reducing. It is none of those.
- Treat one-sided limb swelling that has not been looked at by a doctor.
When we will not treat you at all
Active infection, including cellulitis in the area; congestive heart failure; a known or suspected blood clot; untreated or active cancer; and over broken skin, an unhealed incision or an active skin condition in the area. These are genuine contraindications for lymphatic work rather than routine caution.
See a doctor if
One limb is persistently swollen and the other is not, particularly if it came on quickly, feels hot, is painful, or the skin over it is red or tight. One-sided limb swelling can be a clot or an infection, and both are urgent. Ongoing one-sided swelling can also be lymphoedema, which is a medical diagnosis with a medical care pathway — massage may well be part of it, but only after someone has established what you have.
Where to find us
Laval — 1655 boulevard de l'Avenir
Downtown Montreal — 2365 rue Saint-Patrick, Unit A5
Saint-Léonard — 5045 rue Jean-Talon Est
West Island — 45 boulevard Brunswick, Dollard-des-Ormeaux
This page is general information and is not medical advice. Prices are current as of 3 September 2026 and can change. Massage prices are stated before tax; massage therapy is a taxable supply in Québec and GST and QST are added at checkout. Manual lymphatic drainage is a light-pressure technique and is not a detoxifying, slimming, weight-loss or fat-reduction treatment, and no such effect is claimed. New Age Spa does not diagnose or treat lymphoedema or any other medical condition. Anyone who has had surgery, or who has had lymph nodes removed or irradiated, should obtain clearance from the treating physician or surgeon before booking, including guidance on timing and frequency. Treatment is not performed where there is active infection including cellulitis, congestive heart failure, a known or suspected blood clot, untreated or active cancer, or over broken skin, an unhealed incision or an active skin condition in the area. Swelling of one limb, particularly of rapid onset or with heat, pain, redness or tightness of the skin, requires urgent medical assessment.
