For today I’d like to feature a study by Dr. Alexandre Amato, a surgeon in Brazil. The research paper is called Lipedema Can Be Treated Non-Surgically: A Report of 5 Cases. It was published in the peer-reviewed journal American Journal of Case Reports in November 2021. This article was forwarded…
Today I’d like to feature two papers that detailed a case study of a woman with lipedema using carbohydrate restriction. The first paper is by a group of nutritionists in Poland. One of the authors, Magdalena Jerzak, will be working with Lipedema Simplified as a Keto coach. This paper is…
I’d like to talk about a paper out of Colorado State University in the US today. It’s entitled Lipedema and the Potential Role of Estrogen in Excessive Adipose Tissue Accumulation. This paper was published in the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences in October 2021. This review summarizes research…
Today, I’d like to share this research performed by a group of plastic surgeons in Germany. The paper is called Liposuction treatment improves disease-specific quality of life in lipoedema patients. It was published in the peer-reviewed journal International Wound Journal in April 2021 and the lead author is Torsten Schlosshauer….
Today let’s talk about a paper entitled SVF-derived extracellular vesicles carry characteristic miRNAs in lipedema. It’s a study done by researchers in Austria and it was published in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports in April 2020. What the study is about This study was performed in an effort to contribute…
Today, let’s talk about a paper called Key signaling networks are dysregulated in patients with the adipose tissue disorder, lipedema. It’s a study by a research group in Australia and it was published in the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Obesity in November 2021. The authors were interested in not…
Understanding Lipedema in a Social Context June is LIPEDEMA AWARENESS MONTH. It’s a time when we join together to learn, connect, and discuss our experiences, our questions, our answers, and socialize with like-minded ladies. Since lipedema impacts our lives, especially in a social context as reviewed in this article, we…
Today I wanted to discuss the article entitled “Is Cryotherapy Appropriate in Lipedema?” It’s written by Dr. Ayla Clark, a naturopath practicing in the northeast of the US, and she posted this on her website. This article discusses cryotherapy and explains how it could be beneficial for managing lipedema and…
Could there perhaps be any edema with Lipedema? Some experts question whether or not the lymphatic system is impaired in women with lipedema. Today, I will tell you about a study entitled “Uncovering Lymphatic Transport Abnormalities in Patients with Primary Lipedema” which was done by Daniel Gould and colleagues at…
For today, I would like to tell you about a research paper by a group in Belgium led by Melissa Garcia-Caballero. The paper is entitled “Role and therapeutic potential of dietary ketone bodies in lymph vessel growth”. This research was published in the July 2019 issue of the journal, Nature…
I would like to present to you a paper called A PRDM16-Driven Metabolic Signal from Adipocytes Regulates Precursor Cell Fat for today. Although the title and paper are very technical, it is about research that may have important implications for the treatment of lipedema. The paper was published in Cell…
I’d like to tell you about a study conducted by a group of researchers in Italy that analyzed the genetic profile of three women with lipedema in one family and how it is a helpful step that could further lead to earlier lipedema diagnosis and intervention. Their article was published…
Let’s explore a paper called Cause and Management of Lipedema-Associated Pain by a group of physicians, including Dr. Uwe Wollina, at a teaching hospital in Dresden, Germany today. This article was published in the medical journal Dermatologic Therapy in the January/February issue in 2021. This review article discusses the pain…
Today I’d like to focus on research performed by a group of physicians in São Paulo, Brazil, including Drs. Amato, Saucedo, Santos, and Benitti. Their paper is titled “Ultrasound criteria for lipedema diagnosis” and it was published in the medical journal Phlebology in the April 2021 issue. This study aimed…
Today, I’d like to tell you about a study conducted by a group of physicians in São Paulo, Brazil that looked at developing a new way of screening for lipedema. Their article, “Development of a Questionnaire and Screening Model for Lipedema”, was published in the Journal Vascular Brasileiro in December…
Today’s blog will summarize a paper by Anne Williams published in the Journal of Lymphoedema in 2019. The title of the paper is “A Review of the Literature Relating to Liposuction in Women with Lipoedema and Dercum’s Disease.” (Note that “lipoedema” is an alternative spelling of lipedema.) Results The author…
In this post, I’m going to review research performed by a group of researchers in Brazil. The article is called “Lipedema and the Evolution to Lymphedema with the Progression of Obesity”, and it was published in the medical journal Cureus in December 2020. The aim of this study was to…
Today, I will focus on a paper by Dr. Gabriele Faerber from Germany, which was published in February 2018 in the journal, Phlebology. The paper is called “Obesity and Chronic Inflammation in Phlebological and Lymphatic Diseases“. In this article, Dr. Faerber reviewed other papers related to this topic, and she…
For today, I would like to tell you about an article written by Professor Wollina at the Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden in Germany. It was published in Dermatologic Therapy in 2019. The review article is titled “Lipedema—An update.” In this article, Prof. Wollina discusses some recent advances in lipedema diagnosis…
For today I want to share an article entitled “Lipedema in patients after Bariatric Surgery” which was published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases in 2016. It’s a case study report from several surgeons at hospitals in New York, including Drs. John Bast, Leaque Ahmed, and Ryan…