This article discusses how lipedema and lymphedema are evaluated, and highlights therapeutic options for both conditions, with the aim of helping patients make education and informed treatment decisions.
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This article discusses liposuction for lymphedema, addressing questions about the procedure, efficacy, and risks and complications; it also provides supportive research studies.
This article provides a detailed overview of edema (fluid accumulation in tissues between the body’s cells), including the history of assessment, various causes, diagnosis, treatment, and connection to lymphedema.
This article discusses the difficulties lipedema patients face, including misdiagnosis, unresponsiveness to diet and exercise, physical pain, and distress over the appearance of their legs. A case study follows a 21-year old patient with lipedema who was successfully treated with liposuction and compression.
This article describes the case of a 54-year old woman diagnosed with both lipo-lymphedema, and includes her treatment results and before-and-after images.
This study examined whether tumescent liposuction provided lipedema patients with long-term relief, and found the procedure to be highly effective on a long-term basis.
This paper discusses the role liposuction has historically played as a treatment option in dermatology, including the areas of education and research.
This article provides background information about lipedema, and describes a study conducted to determine whether liposuction is a viable treatment for lipedema. The study concluded that liposuction can significantly improve the symptoms of lipedema.
This pilot study examined whether whole body cyclic pneumatic hypobaric compression could relieve pain in patients with Adiposis dolorosa (AD). The researchers used a touch-free method called the Cyclic Variations in Altitude Conditioning (CVAC), which they concluded may help relieve pain from AD, and possibly from other chronic pain disorders as well.
This article investigates whether liposuction using tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) is a safe procedure, and concludes that TLA is safe provided that the procedure complies with existing guidelines.