There is a study performed by a group of researchers from Egypt entitled Vacuum-Cavitation Therapy Versus Liposuction on Lipoedema in Female that I wanted to discuss with you today. It was forwarded to us by one of our Flash Briefing mini-podcast listeners. This paper was published in the Bulletin of…
Do you remember using or seeing the Vita Master Fat Shaker from the 1950s? It made an appearance on the I Love Lucy television show. It was a machine that had two big belts on it that wrapped around your body. You stood on a platform and when you turned…
This week’s blog post will focus on a study by a group of researchers from Switzerland. It’s entitled, Indocyanine green lymphography as a novel tool to assess lymphatics in patients with lipedema, and was published in the peer-reviewed periodical Microvascular Research in December 2021. This study aimed to describe the…
Today let’s focus on a study that came out of Turkey. It’s entitled “What do lymphedema patients expect from a treatment and what do they achieve? A descriptive study”. This study is interesting to me because it aims to examine the treatment needs and benefits from the patients’ perspective. Even…
For today, I’d like to tell you about a paper entitled Lymphedema Treatment Decreases Pain Intensity in Lipedema. This study was performed by a group of researchers in Szeged, Hungary. It was published in the peer-reviewed journal Lymphology in 2011. This study aimed to measure the impact of traditional treatment…
The LIPODIET Pilot Study: Impact of keto on pain & quality of life in patients with lipedema Today I’d like to tell you about a paper called Effect of a ketogenic diet on pain and quality of life in patients with lipedema: The LIPODIET pilot study. This research was performed…
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…
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 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…