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 ...

People with lipedema or Dercum’s disease (DD) can have a similar distribution of excess painful nodular subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), making them difficult to differentiate. Case series of 94 ...

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 ...

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 losing 350 pounds, Jaqueline Adan often felt frustrated that her legs still looked so big. If she asked her doctors why, they told her to lose more weight. “I can’t be like ‘OK, body, now lose ...

Growing up, Allison Jacobs knew her body looked different. “I was always a thicker child, and it was confusing to my parents because I didn’t eat differently,” Jacobs, 41, of Tampa, Florida, tells ...

In college Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror, perplexed by her body’s disproportion. "I was skinny. I was a stick. The upper part of my body was really, really thin. You could see my ribs!

Lipedema affects about 11% of cisgender women, according to the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Yet the condition remains wrapped in uncertainties. Despite significant ...

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 ...

According to the most recent medical research, approximately 10% of the global female population develop lipedema, a disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue.

While lipedema and cellulite both affect the skin, their causes, symptoms, and treatment are entirely different. Our skin is one of our largest and most important organs, so it’s no surprise that many ...