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presurgical-skincare

Pre-surgical Skincare for Lipedema and Lymphedema

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Today’s paper is by Dr. Campisi and colleagues in Italy. The paper is called: Inclusion of targeted skin products in the pre-surgical treatment regimen of peripheral lymphedema and lipedema. It was published in the peer-reviewed journal Lymphology in 2019. Because there are some common skin changes that can occur in…

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Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy and Lipedema

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I’d like to tell you about a paper by a group of researchers in Ankara, Turkey today. It is entitled The Effects of Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy Applications on Lower Extremity Circumference and Volume in Patients with Lipedema. It was published in the medical journal Lymphatic Research and Biology in 2020. …

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Orthopedic Alterations in Lipedema

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Today I’m going to talk about a study by Dr. Isabel Forner-Cordero and her colleagues. Dr. Forner-Cordero is a clinician and researcher in Spain. The paper is titled Prevalence of Clinical Manifestations and Orthopedic Alterations in Patients With Lipedema: A Prospective Cohort Study. It was published in Lymphology in January…

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ADHD in Lipedema Patients

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The lead author of today’s paper is Brazilian surgeon/researcher, Dr. Alexandre Amato. This paper is titled The Association Between Lipedema and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. It was published in Cureus in February 2023.   This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in women diagnosed with lipedema.  The authors state…

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More Lipedema Research to Participate In

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Today I would like to tell you about some more opportunities to participate in lipedema research.  Like before, these studies are what is called asynchronous, meaning that participants can start and end at all different times, as long as they have completed their participation by the time the study ends….

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