Differential diagnoses and treatment of lipedema
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Authors/contributors
- Wiedner, Maria (Author)
- Aghajanzadeh, Donia (Author)
- Richter, Dirk F. (Author)
Title
Differential diagnoses and treatment of lipedema
Abstract
Lipedema is a frequently unrecognized and misdiagnosed disorder of the fatty tissue of extremities and hips, which affects almost purely women. The beginning of the disease usually occurs with hormonal changes, such as puberty, pregnancy, or menopause. Women suffer from pain, easy bruising, and disfigurement, which may lead to early immobility and social stress. Accurate diagnosis and treatment are essential. The differentiation between obesity and lipedema is difficult, as these two different entities often occur together. Other differential diagnoses are lymphedema, benign lipohypertrophy, and Dercum’s disease. A therapy targeting the underlying cause of lipedema is not available because the exact etiology of the disorder is not clarified yet. Decongestive physical therapy is the basic conservative treatment, which is usually necessary lifelong. However, liposuction has led to a paradigm shift in the treatment of lipedema. The purposes of this article are to describe the symptoms and treatment options of the still fairly unknown disease Lipedema and to show the distinctions to its differential diagnoses.
Publication
Plastic and Aesthetic Research
Volume
2020
Date
2020-03-06
Journal Abbr
PAR
Language
en
ISSN
2349-6150, 2347-9264
Accessed
9/29/20, 12:58 AM
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DOI.org (Crossref)
Citation
Wiedner, M., Aghajanzadeh, D., & Richter, D. F. (2020). Differential diagnoses and treatment of lipedema. Plastic and Aesthetic Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.20517/2347-9264.2019.51
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