Exercise. Try moving your swollen arm or leg. It may help drain the lymph fluid and reduce the swelling.
A compression sleeve or stocking. Placing this tight-fitting garment on your swollen arm or leg can help the lymph fluid flow out.
Massage therapy. Try getting a special kind of massage (called manual lymph drainage), which can help push the lymph fluid out of the swollen part of your body.
A pneumatic pump. A pneumatic pump is a machine that inflates a sleeve that you place on your swollen arm or leg, helping lymph fluid flow out.
Weight loss. In patients who are overweight, lymphedema related to breast cancer may improve with weight loss.
Surgery. If you have severe lymphedema, your doctor may suggest that you get an operation.
Cancer treatment. If a cancerous tumor is causing lymphedema, you may need further cancer treatment.
Essentially, the best way to manage lymphedema is by preventing infections and allowing fluids to flow through the swollen area.