I am 35, have always had a small upper body and large lower half. EIhave maintained a healthy weight throughout my life except after my 4th baby I have been unable to lose most of the weight despite strength training 5x a week and a low carb diet. Even when I was a size 4 my thighs were flabby and calves very stocky.
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Dear Madam, I hope you are doing well. You have stage 2 type 3 lipedema. And I guess you had liposuction and tummy tuck. That shows your legs bigger proportionally. But lipedema is disease which has a treatment. You can find a plastic surgeon close to you for having liposuction for lipedema
Pre-operative testing includes a pre-operative physical examination, EKG, urinalysis and/or blood work to help clear a patient for surgery. The thought behind these tests is to detect possible health issues that can complicate a surgery if not addressed before the surgery. Typically, these tests...
Lipedema affects about the same number of people as breast cancer. Interesting perspective. Everybody knows about breast cancer. However, the majority of people have never heard of lipedema. Hopefully, it’ll change in the future. The significant lifestyle changes you can make are the following. ...
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