February 23, 2021
Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates, who also has lymphedema, encouraged Cam Ayala at a critical juncture in his lymphedema journey: “Your pain is your strength.” Though […]
January 22, 2021
An Interview with Dr. Jaime Schwartz of Total Lipedema Care Dr. Jaime Schwartz is a board-certified plastic surgeon and world-renowned lipedema specialist who has dedicated much […]
December 29, 2020
Linda Anne Kahn is a therapist who focuses on lipedema, lymphedema, and Dercum’s disease in her role as president of Lymphatic Therapy Services of San Diego. […]
November 24, 2020
Supermicrosurgical reconstruction is changing the way the medical world views and approaches treatments for lymphedema. Patients once deemed “incurable” now have options, thanks to new supermicrosurgical […]
October 27, 2020
Leg ulcers are very common with lymphedema and develop due to weak and impaired valves, causing venous reflux. Over time, lymphatic wounds can build up such […]
September 29, 2020
Imaging offers the ability to “see through the skin” to observe whether lymph is pumping normally. Use of this technology has offered new insights on the […]
August 25, 2020
Certain factors seem to flip a switch that turns latent lymphedema into clinical lymphedema. Why does this switch flip in some people but not others? What […]
July 28, 2020
A comprehensive approach to lymphedema management after surgery is providing positive outcomes for patients. In this new article from Louise Koelmeyer, learn of a patient who […]
June 30, 2020
Meet Pattie Cornute. For six years after her lipedema diagnosis in 2007, Pattie avoided exercise because she believed the myth that exercise could worsen her disease. […]
June 16, 2020
It is estimated that 11% of all women have lipedema. This condition is not predictable or preventable and it intensifies with each stage. By Stage 3, […]