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 ...

On Saturday, January 31, in Naples at the Tiempo Conference Center, the event 'Lipedema: Updates and Innovation in ...

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Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror in college, 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 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 ...

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 ...

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Lipedema is a fat disorder that causes fat to abnormally distribute in areas of the body like the abdomen, buttocks, hips, legs and occasionally the arms. When broken down and translated, the term ...

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 ...