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Follow-up Question: Lipedema? Normal fat deposits? Best treatments? (Photos)

leah81
I have had saddlebags and lack of definition on my legs since I hit puberty around 12. I can never seem to lose the saddlebags even when I was at my thinnest. I am concerned it is lipedema and when I look at photos of women who have been diagnosed I can relate to the images. I also get a lot of bruising and spider veins on legs. How can I get a professional diagnosis and what are the best treatments out here? I am so uncomfortable that no one I know looks like me. I am very active and eat a paleo diet

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Dr. David Hansen, MD
Answered on Mar 25, 2018
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Dr. Jason Emer, MD
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Answered on Mar 22, 2018
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