Liposuction as a treatment for lipoedema

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Liposuction as a treatment for lipoedema
Abstract
Lipoedema is a disease characterised by an abnormal, circumscribed accumulation of subcutaneous fat, mainly in the lower extremities, in combination with oedema. This results in an obvious disproportion between the upper and lower half of the body, as well as pain (Figure 1). Although lipoedema was first described in 1940 by Allen and Hines in the United States of America, the discussion still continues today as to whether this disease really is an entity, with some clinicians even doubting that it exists. In the 1940s it was described as a symmetrical subcutaneous deposition of fat in the buttocks and lower legs, together with an accumulation of fluid that begins almost imperceptibly, progressing gradually. Lipoedema was often associated with weight gain and accentuated by orthostatic activity.
Date
2009
Proceedings Title
Lymph/Lipoedema Treatment in its Different Approaches
Conference Name
JobstĀ® Scientific Symposium 2008
Publisher
BSN-Jobst GmbH
Citation
Schmeller, Wilfried. (2009). Liposuction as a treatment for lipoedema. Lymph/Lipoedema Treatment in Its Different Approaches. Jobst® Scientific Symposium 2008.
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