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• Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 12 Jun 2013
  
  Hi New Self, I had nothing done to my thighs - I only had fat removal from abdomen/one breast. I believe the problem occurred due to weight redistribution. I will eventually have it checked out, although I think it's hard for doctors to understand the issues given that a small percentage of the population is affected and there is very little on this subject in the literature.
• Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 7 Jun 2013
  
  Thank you, everyone, for your kind wishes. I have never delved into the problem with a doctor, and maybe I should. I ran this by my sister who is a doctor (internal medicine), and she shrugged it off as just an age thing. I think it's best not to use your sister for a doctor! Anyway, I'll keep you posted. And if anyone out there seems to have this same problem, I'd love to hear from you. Regards, Rose
• Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 5 Jun 2013
  
  Yes, that's correct - all the time. They also seem to have more vascularity - it's as though more blood supply was needed to "grow" the fat cells. I have corresponded with one other person online who underwent liposuction and had what seemed to be the same problem. She was told she had "lipema" (also called Dercum's Disease), and it was likely caused by the lipo. (Or perhaps she and I had a tendency toward this, and the lipo triggered the problem.) She would go for "manual lymphatic drainage" two times a week to alleviate symptoms. It's such a bummer!
• Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 4 Jun 2013
  
  News Piece on Treating Lipodystrophy. Two pharmaceutical companies are working on treating lipodystrophy. I thought this article (link at the end) was interesting because it's mentioned that lipodystrophic people gain weight in other areas including muscle. I feel like that's what happened to my thighs. They are tender all the time, and the obvious explanation is that fat has multiplied and settled into muscle. (It's not the same as just gaining weight which doesn't generally hurt.) The article also mentions that the fat loss causes a deficit in the hormone leptin which affects metabolism. I often feel that we have the same symptoms as people who are lacking in subcutaneous fat. Rose http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130604-705656.html
• Posted to Did you gain weight after liposuction? on 31 May 2013
  
  Does anyone have Greta's email address? Real Self has removed the information. I've contacted Pt Awareness privately but have not heard back yet.