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Lipödem: Verbesserte Lebensqualität durch Therapiekombination

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Lipödem: Verbesserte Lebensqualität durch Therapiekombination
Abstract
Lipoedema: Improved Quality of Life by Combination of Therapies Lipoedema is a chronic progressive disease with increased fat volumes mainly of the legs, causing body disproportion together with orthostatic oedema, pain and bruising. Early diagnosis can be achieved by clinical symptoms. Complex physical therapy with manual lymphatic drainage, compression and physiotherapy reduces oedema and complaints. Surgical therapy with liposuction reduces circumscribed fat volumes, improves body proportions and diminishes oedema and bruising. Following surgery physical therapy can be diminished in intensity and number. Nowadays the combination of physiotherapy and liposuction is considered the optimal treatment regime which can tremendously improve the patient's quality of life.
Publication
Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Pages
7
Date
2005
Language
de
Library Catalog
Zotero
Citation
Meier-Vollrath, I., Schneider, W., & Schmeller, W. (2005). Lipödem: Verbesserte Lebensqualität durch Therapiekombination. Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 7.