SCIENCE …has been real quiet about this since it dropped, but boy does it feel good. Of course you’re curious what lymphatic drainage even entails, as did I. We mostly know of it in the applied form of kneading, but say you suffer from haphephobia (the overwhelming fear of being touched), then this is a dream come true.

Users slide (fully clothed, don’t worry) into a dynamic compression garment, or pneumatic compression device—whichever term is cooler for what’s essentially a hazmat suit that goes up to the chest. At REKOOP, it is placed on a lounge chair for maximum leisure.

Once strapped in and lights dim if you so fancy, the suit inflates progressively.

The Bose headphones loaded with a playlist likely titled Ultimate Relaxation is useful. Unless you strangely enjoy the recurring hissing of what I imagine a CPAP machine sounds like. Beginning from the toes, the visceral wave of pressure moves upwards until the entire suit maintains a uniformed level of squeeze before reversing and repeating.

This cycle mimics manual lymphatic transport to reduce interstitial fluid accumulation. Which translates to: Away with the bloat. The treatment purports to cultivate tissue perfusion and oxygenation, but again, take that with a HPB-approved pinch of salt.

The thing is, even if the recovery effects virtually amount to zero, the psychological impact alone is enough to create a craving for more. Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure the dopamine release you get from a hug is intensified here. Your entire body is simultaneously evenly embraced down to the toes. Something I sincerely doubt any human is physically capable of doing for you. 

If you’ve ever used one of those reflexology massagers that cover the calves, it’s that sensation but all over.

In a rhythmic pulse that mirrors inhalation and exhalation in slow motion. If 20 seconds is the minimum duration of a hug to trigger oxytocin, I wonder what neurochemical symphony goes on after half an hour of this. The best part is—unlike HBOT’s usage limits to avoid oxygen poisoning—, there are no known repercussions of prolonged lymphatic drainage therapy. The inability to want to ever work again, perhaps.

I was told a common consequence is frequent waking up in the middle of the night to pee, but I can attest that I was not subject to this unintended outcome. It’s hard to say whether this implies that the unnecessary liquids did not get flushed out. There were no visible bodily changes one could discern, but who knew being enveloped with such methodical consistency could be such a mentally uplifting experience?

REKOOP is located at 18 Robinson Road #04-01, Singapore 048547.