After enduring years of misdiagnoses, I finally discovered that the persistent swelling, pain and disproportionate fat accumulation in my legs were due to lipedema—a chronic condition affecting ...

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A 34-year-old woman presented to a hospital with an excessive accumulation of fat in the subcutaneous tissue of her legs. She said she had a long history of dealing with a "stubborn constitution" and ...

Lipedema is a chronic and often misdiagnosed condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While researchers are still working to fully understand the underlying causes and risk factors, recent ...

Imagine spending 12 years of your life in pain, without knowing the cause. For one Salt Lake City woman, that was her life until she was diagnosed with lipedema, a chronic fat storage disease that ...

Lipedema is a painful fat distribution disorder that is often misdiagnosed or recognized late. Diets or exercise will not get rid of the condition, but treatments can improve it. Lipedema causes fat ...

Lipedema is a disorder characterized by abnormal and irregular deposits of fat in tissues underneath the skin. There is abnormal symmetric enlargement of the legs, thighs and buttocks. Lipedemic fat ...

With Obesity Medicine Association’s Fall Summit right around the corner, conference attendees — just like myself — are taking a look at the schedule and planning their 2022 conference experience. This ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Carolina Vein Center. Ellen Klingler had tried for years to lose weight to little avail. She even underwent weight loss surgery. She lost 60 pounds but found ...