Tumescent liposuction in lipoedema yields good long-term results

Schmeller, W.; Hueppe, Michael; Meier-Vollrath, Ilka

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10566.x

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“…In up to 60% of patients, lipedema was suggested to be an inherited condition [20]. Based on a clinical report, studying 330 family members, a possible autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance was suspected, however, exact genes involved in lipedema were not identified here [3].…”

Section: Genetic Background: Is Lipedema An Inherited Condition?mentioning

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Pathophysiological dilemmas of lipedema

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Section: Genetic Background: Is Lipedema An Inherited Condition?mentioning

confidence: 97%

Pathophysiological dilemmas of lipedema

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“…2 Liposuction on the other hand has been shown to successful in removing extensive lipohypertrophic tissue in a variety of atypical cases. 4,7,8 A previous report of ultrasound-assisted liposuction for managing lipodystrophy in a patient with analbuminaemia exists in the literature although there is no long term data. 9 We have demonstrated that liposuction along with controlled compression therapy is a safe and effective treatment for managing lipodystrophy secondary to congenital analbuminaemia.…”

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Liposuction for lower limb lipodystrophy in congenital analbuminaemia: A case report

Kandamany

Munnoch

2014

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

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“…Recent data from a long-term study reveal the greatest profi t for patients in stage II-III [28]. Reliable criteria to determine the ideal time for liposuction do not exist.…”

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Thick legs – not always lipedema

Reich‐Schupke

Altmeyer

Stücker

2012

J Deutsche Derma Gesell

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Summary Due to its increased presence in the press and on television, the diagnosis of lipedema is on the way to becoming a trendy diagnosis for those with thick legs. Despite this, one must recognize that lipedema is a very rare disease. It is characterized by disproportional obesity of the extremities, especially in the region of the hip and the legs, hematoma development after minimal trauma, and increased pressure‐induced or spontaneous pain. Aids for making the correct diagnosis are (duplex) sonography, the waist‐hip index or the waist‐height index and lymphoscintigraphy. Important differential diagnoses are constitutional variability of the legs, lipohypertrophy in obesity, edema in immobility, edema in chronic venous insufficiency and rheumatic diseases. The symptom‐based therapy of lipedema consists of conservative (compression, manual lymphatic drainage, exercise) and surgical treatments (liposuction). Until now there is no curative therapy. Obesity is an important risk factor for the severity and prognosis of lipedema. Further studies for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of lipedema and in the end possible curative treatments are urgently needed.

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Tumescent liposuction in lipoedema yields good long-term results

Abstract: Tumescent liposuction is a highly effective treatment for lipoedema with good morphological and functional long-term results.

Cited by 125 publications

References 16 publications

Pathophysiological dilemmas of lipedema

Pathophysiological dilemmas of lipedema

Liposuction for lower limb lipodystrophy in congenital analbuminaemia: A case report

Thick legs – not always lipedema

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