Massage Safety: When to Request Contact Lens Removal

Question
What would be reasons for asking clients to remove contacts during a session?

Answer
Thanks for your question, Marge.

There are only two reasons that come to my mind for removing contacts during a massage session:

1) Wearing the lenses while laying face down on the massage table's face-cradle could pose an undue or unsafe pressure on the eyeball.

2) While laying face up, the massage therapist or esthetician may want to massage lightly over the eyelids or around the eye orbits, which could create a problem with lenses not removed.

Hope that helps you,
Michael, LMT