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 ...

Lipedema is a chronic medical condition characterized by an unusual buildup of fatty tissue under your skin. It causes large amounts of hard, painful fat to accumulate in your lower body. It typically ...

Lipedema is a little-known but surprisingly common condition that causes fat to build up in the legs, thighs, and sometimes arms, often leaving people confused and frustrated. It mostly affects women ...

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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – There is a chronic disease called Lipedema affecting 1 in 9 women worldwide. This disease almost exclusively impacts women, rarely affecting men. According to the Cleveland Clinic, ...

Esther Hollander struggled with her weight her whole life. Little did she know she had a condition that prevented diet and exercise from helping her lose weight. "Growing up, weight was very much tied ...

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After bruises covered her legs for most of her life, Taylor Omalley assumed it was nothing — until a social media post about lipedema mirrored her experience Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Lipedema Treatment (ALT) is proud to announce that Dr. David Amron's specialized treatment for lipedema will be in-network with Aetna ...