Dr. Jaime Schwartz has perfected a manual extraction process that offers women with lipedema a chance at life with much less pain.

By 2014, Kim Wilson was rendered permanently disabled and it took another four years to finally obtain a Dercum's Disease diagnosis. Learn how she manages her condition.

In 2014, Susan Mortarelli was bedridden. Today, she's a vocal and very present advocate for those with lipedema and Dercum's disease.

So many amazing topics of conversation, including the unique lack of lymph function in the calves of those with lipedema - even difficulty finding calf muscles! Dr. Karen Herbst and Linda Anne Kahn offered clinical expertise on topics from cryotherapy to aromatherapy, the impact of alcohol on the lymphatics, massage guns and healthy doses of inspiration and encouragement. All delivered in costume! (After all, it's Halloween week...) Special thanks to Pattie Cornute (@LipedemaFitness), Cara Cruz (@PaleGingerPear), Cheryl Scoledge (@LipedemaDiva), and Angelique Charles (@TheLippyButterfly) for sharing their insights as we forge a path of hope and help for lipedema. The Lipedema Channel videos and patient roundtables are brought to you by Lympha Press, makers of the only pneumatic compression device cleared by the FDA for the treatment of lipedema - the Optimal Plus. Find out more by contacting bviola@medsolsupplier.com

Not all pneumatic compression therapy is created equal. The Lympha Press Optimal Plus is the only device cleared by the FDA for the treatment of lipedema in the United States. Find out why leading social influencers prefer this easy-to-use, cutting-edge technology to effectively manage their condition.

It was just a short time ago that Crystal was diagnosed with lipedema. Her journey to that point included a 100-pound weight loss, only to discover that taking in minimal calories and exercising hours each day proved fruitless. Now she's "making it happen" and encouraging others to do the same.