[Surgical Treatment for Lipedema].

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
[Surgical Treatment for Lipedema].
Abstract
Surgical Treatment for Lipedema Abstract. Lipedema is a progressive disease that occurs in adolescence and affects one in nine women. The signs are limited to the lower limbs. Early signs are nonspecific, which is why the diagnosis is often ignored. Later, pain and heaviness of lower limbs become predominant. Finally, at an advanced stage, tissue fibrosis is associated with significant edema. At this stage, patients become severely disabled and bedridden. At the early stage, the treatment is conservative. Liposuction is indicated at the onset of pain. Its effectiveness pain and long-term control has been demonstrated on. Finally, late stages require heavy and complex surgeries combining dermolipectomy and liposuction.
Publication
Praxis
Volume
107
Issue
20
Pages
1081-1084
Date
2018
Journal Abbr
Praxis (Bern 1994)
Language
fre
ISSN
1661-8157 1661-8157
Extra
Place: Switzerland
Citation
Rey, L.-E., Koch, N., & Raffoul, W. (2018). [Surgical Treatment for Lipedema]. Praxis, 107(20), 1081–1084. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-8157/a003091