Lipedema symptoms of pain and swelling, as well as progressive fibrotic changes, can be managed. We’ll discuss clinical evidence for conservative treatment of lipedema, and how Lympha Press® pneumatic compression therapy systems can be used as part of a comprehensive home treatment plan.

What can you do to make life better for yourself with lipedema and lymphedema? Watch this amazing webinar featuring Catherine Seo and Dr. Leslyn Keith to learn how to combine the conservative with the creative to enhance your own care.

The June Lipedema Patient Roundtable was a special one: Not only was it Lipedema Awareness Month, but also the one-year anniversary of the Lipedema Patient Roundtables!

In this insightful interview, Dr. Beidas discusses the particular challenges of lipedema surgery, what to look for when considering surgery, the importance of the newly released Standard of Care, and his plans for a groundbreaking lipedema clinic.

Dr. Herbst explores the mind/body connection and how stress affects the extracellular matrix, which is the support system to all body functions. The role of inflammation and recommendations on how lipedema patients can reduce stress are also reviewed.

Diagnosed with lymphedema as a baby, Blanche Pepitone had her first surgery at 18 months old. Her parents and siblings raised her to live life fully, regardless of her condition, and that has been Blanche's lifelong credo: "You've got to decide how much living you want to do and do what it takes to live that life."

The May Lipedema Patient Roundtable featured a wide range of topics, including venous ultrasounds and the vein connection to lipedema, the differences between lipedema fat and non-lipedema fat, obesogens and toxins that impact our overall health, and the signs of Ehlers-Danlos.