Luciana AndrusLMT · Certified Massage Therapist
Works hand in hand with your surgeon's plan, keeps post-op sessions calm and gentle, and is honest about how long healing really takes.
The conversation
Ten minutes with host Joe Brown. Start anywhere: chapters on the right.
- 0:00Why you're not healed at two weeks
- 0:35Welcome & meet Luciana Andrus, LMT
- 1:17Growing up in Brazil & caring for her dad
- 1:59Why she focuses on recovery after surgery
- 2:17What lymphatic drainage is (and isn't)
- 2:57Warning signs: when to call your surgeon
- 3:43What happens at a first post-op session
- 5:00The at-home habit that slows recovery
- 5:29Cleared at two weeks doesn't mean healed
- 7:14Pregnancy & postpartum: what moms should know
- 7:54What new therapists get wrong after surgery
- 8:23What she wants clients to understand
- 8:38Wrap-up
For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
How she thinks
about care
- Certification
- California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) certificate #77519
- Training
- National Holistic Institute
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in English Education and Literature, Brazil
- Practice
- San Francisco since 2016; Mill Valley since 2018
Background from justforyoubodyworkmassage.com.
Luciana Andrus, LMT, is a California-certified massage therapist and the founder of Just For You Bodywork & Massage, with locations in San Francisco and Mill Valley. Originally from Brazil, she trained at the National Holistic Institute, opened her San Francisco practice in 2016 and added Mill Valley in 2018. She later returned to Brazil to study lymphatic drainage.
Her practice focuses on lymphatic drainage for people recovering from surgery. She works alongside Bay Area plastic surgeons, follows each surgeon's guidance on timing, and tells clients when something should be checked by their surgeon. She also offers gentle massage for pregnant and postpartum clients.
Summary written by Top Providers from her podcast interview and her practice website.
In her words
Verbatim from her podcast interview.
I am the one who calls a doctor or text, you know, and say, I think so and so should see you because I observed a little bit of inflammation in the incisionLuciana Andrus, Top Providers Podcast
this is not a massage. It's going to be something very calm, very nurturing.Luciana Andrus, Top Providers Podcast
at two weeks, 15 days, the tissue is still healing from inside out.Luciana Andrus, Top Providers Podcast
It's a gentle work. And we know where to touch, to make it safe for them.Luciana Andrus, Top Providers Podcast
They use pressure and they use a lot of tools. Like the person is two days post-op.Luciana Andrus, Top Providers Podcast
Clips
Under a minute each, cut straight from the interview.
Shorts0:25After surgery: signs she flags to the doctor
Why she reaches out to a client's doctor when she notices something like inflammation at an incision. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:28What lymphatic drainage actually is
A calm, hands-on massage technique, done by hand rather than with tools.
Shorts0:34Her view on healing timelines after surgery
Why she treats the two-week mark as part of a longer healing process. Your own timeline comes from your surgeon.
Shorts0:23Does post-op lymphatic drainage hurt?
What a session is meant to feel like: calm, gentle, with little or no pressure.
Shorts0:22Red flag: heavy pressure right after surgery
Why she's wary of heavy pressure, wood therapy or machines on freshly inflamed tissue.
The practice
Details checked against justforyoubodyworkmassage.com.
Just For You Bodywork & Massage
- Address
- 450 Sutter St, Suite 1336, San Francisco, CA 94108
- Phone
- (415) 524-3006
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday10 AM – 4 PMSundayClosed
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