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There is a Doctor Karen Herbst who is the world's expert in lipedema and who you should see her for diagnosis. As for liposuction, which is the only permanent treatment, there are only a few training in water assisted liposuction and who do many lipedema patients. I suggest only seeing a physician like myself who has a practice focsued on this. Best, Dr. Emer.
There is no particular specific treatment for lipedema other than liposuction. As such, I would find a local plastic surgeon with the highest accreditation, reputation and online reviews and request a consultation. You should not need to travel for this procedure.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.
Insurance coverage for lipedema. That is a really tough question to answer. The medical necessity criteria are complicated and some insurance companies make it very difficult to obtain coverage. There 4 main national carriers [Aetna, BC/BS, Cigna and UHC].They all sell options that have general...
The Gold Standard for superior liposuction results requires use of the advanced technology of ultrasound assisted VASER liposuction. As an official trainer of VASER liposuction, I perform full body liposuction cases every week. VASER liposuction has been the only modality that has consistently...
Hello there,Thank you for your question. You should follow up with your surgeon to discuss any new symptoms you may be having. It is important to keep them informed of any new symptoms or recurring ones. Please be sure to seek medical help from a professional. Thank you and best wishes.
I've used ultrashape a few times in this are with great results, but it is not the treatment for lipedema which will worsen over time and cause pain and swelling. The best option is surgery/liposuction and if performed well, can give amazing results with very little downtime. I did 2...
Hello there,Thank you for your question. Tumescent liposuction is not by itself lymphatic sparing. To me, what lymphatic sparing signifies the surgeon’s skill to only stay in the certain subcutaneous layer and not damage deeper branches. General anesthesia I feel would be more difficult to do t...
Hello and thank you for your question.Tumescent and Vaser are 2 different things. Tumescent is an approach to doing liposuction surgery and to me the approach is either under tumescent anesthesia or general anesthesia. VASER is a tool to help optimize results, similar to Smart Lipo laser. In my...