This article describes how the gravitational and physiological effects of fluid accumulation in the lower half of the body cause edema.
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This article describes the anatomical and physiological basis of lipedema.
This article provides important information about lipedema that the affected patient needs to know.
This article provides a description of lipedema and presents a clinical evaluation of 119 lipedema patients.
This brief report describes how lipedema and lymphedema can be distinguished clinically and radiologically using MRI and CT scans.
This article introduces the launch of the first national patient survey on lipoedema in the UK.
[Article in French] This article describes the condition of lipedema, its diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, and treatment options.
This article differentiates between lipedema, which is a fairly uncommon disease, and "thick legs" or obesity. The piece includes an overview of lipedema, including its diagnostic history, diagnostic crieteria, treatment options, and prognosis.
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 discusses rare adipose disorders (RADs), including multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL), lipedema and Dercums disease (DD), all of which may be misdiagnosed as obesity. This review explains that lymphatic dysfunction is part of RADs, increasing the amount of fat tissue, altering the location of fat tissue, and making fat tissue resistant to lifestyle changes or gastric bypass surgery.