The Lipedema Project, Inc.

A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation devoted to increasing awareness and providing education, research, and treatment for lipedema through online and face-to-face programs and building community

What is Lipedema?

  • A disease with abnormal fat deposition that can result in pain, immobility, and lymphatic disturbances.
  • Lipedema progresses over time often developing Lymphedema
  • With the anti-fat bias prevalent in healthcare, patients are often mis-diagnosed as being overweight, (fat).
  • Take the lipedema quiz to find out if you have this disease and what you  can do to treat it.