I've had big legs, arms and calves/ ankles since I can remember, only symptom I really have is the physical appearance of my legs, they are quite lumpy but it only “hurts” when I press with quite a bit of pressure, it’s not a light touch. Does this look like lipedema on my arms and legs?
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Congradulations on your weight loss. I applaud your focus on health and optimizing your weight. The best sequencing is to do Lipedema Reduction Surgery first and then skin excision. Lipedema Reduction Surgery is often done to the whole leg often in staged surgeries. Skin excision on the calf...
There is much confusion and misinformation on the internet about liposuction aspirates. There is no component of "pure fat." Liposuction aspirates are essentially cellular and extracellular smoothies of all the components of subcutaneous tissue. They consist of Very top a layer of oil,...
Looking and your photos and reading your symptoms it is quite possible that you have lipedema on your legs. There is a lot of overlap between fibromyalgia and lipedema symptoms. The principal specialists who diagnose lipedema are Venous and Lymphatic Specialists and Vascular Medicine Specialists...
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