BACKGROUND: Lipedema is a chronic, progressive disorder of subcutaneous adipose tissue that usually affects the lower extremities of women. Also known as "two-body syndrome," the fat accumulations in lipedema are unsightly and painful. The disorder is well-known in Europe but is largely unrecognized and underdiagnosed in the United States. OBJECTIVE: To hold the First International Consensus Conference on Lipedema with the purpose of reviewing current European guidelines and the literature regarding the long-term benefits that have been reported to occur after lymph-sparing liposuction for lipedema using tumescent local anesthesia. METHODS: International experts on liposuction for lipedema were convened as part of the First International Congress on Lipedema in Vienna, Austria, June 9 to 10, 2017. RESULTS: Multiple studies from Germany have reported long-term benefits for as long as 8 years after liposuction for lipedema using tumescent local anesthesia. CONCLUSION: Lymph-sparing liposuction using tumescent local anesthesia is currently the only effective treatment for lipedema.
BACKGROUND:Lipedema is a chronic, progressive disorder of subcutaneous adipose tissue that usually affects the lower extremities of women. Also known as "two-body syndrome," the fat accumulations in lipedema are unsightly and painful. The disorder is well-known in Europe but is largely unrecognized and underdiagnosed in the United States. OBJECTIVE: To hold the First International Consensus Conference on Lipedema with the purpose of reviewing current European guidelines and the literature regarding the long-term benefits that have been reported to occur after lymph-sparing liposuction for lipedema using tumescent local anesthesia. METHODS: International experts on liposuction for lipedema were convened as part of the First International Congress on Lipedema in Vienna, Austria, June 9 to 10, 2017. RESULTS: Multiple studies from Germany have reported long-term benefits for as long as 8 years after liposuction for lipedema using tumescent local anesthesia. CONCLUSION: Lymph-sparing liposuction using tumescent local anesthesia is currently the only effective treatment for lipedema.
Authors: Karin Strohmeier; Martina Hofmann; Jaroslaw Jacak; Marie-Sophie Narzt; Marlene Wahlmueller; Mario Mairhofer; Barbara Schaedl; Wolfgang Holnthoner; Martin Barsch; Matthias Sandhofer; Susanne Wolbank; Eleni Priglinger Journal: Biomedicines Date: 2022-05-18
Authors: Karen L Herbst; Emily A Hansen; Leopoldo M Cobos Salinas; Thomas F Wright; Ethan E Larson; Jaime S Schwartz Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Date: 2021-04-23
Authors: Karen L Herbst; Linda Anne Kahn; Emily Iker; Chuck Ehrlich; Thomas Wright; Lindy McHutchison; Jaime Schwartz; Molly Sleigh; Paula Mc Donahue; Kathleen H Lisson; Tami Faris; Janis Miller; Erik Lontok; Michael S Schwartz; Steven M Dean; John R Bartholomew; Polly Armour; Margarita Correa-Perez; Nicholas Pennings; Edely L Wallace; Ethan Larson Journal: Phlebology Date: 2021-05-28 Impact factor: 1.740