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Most of the patients I see have spent years before they ever hear the words lipedema or lymphedema. Years of being told they need to eat less and move more. Years of watching diets fail them that worked for everyone else around them. Years of wondering why their legs hurt ...

I hear this question more than almost any other from my lipedema patients who are considering or have already had surgery: if the fat is gone, do I still need to keep doing Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)? It is a completely reasonable thing to wonder. Surgery is expensive, recovery is ...

I have had more conversations than I can count with lipedema patients who tell me the same thing: they tried to exercise, they pushed through the pain and fatigue, and they ended up feeling significantly worse. Some were told it was just deconditioning. Some were told to push harder. And ...

When a pregnant patient walks into my clinic with swollen ankles, aching legs, and that exhausted "I cannot get comfortable" look on her face, I always ask: did your doctor mention lymphatic drainage as an option? And far too often, the answer is no. She tells me nobody on her ...

One of the most common questions I get in my clinic is this: "What should I eat? What should I avoid?" And I understand why. When you are living with lipedema, you want to do everything in your power to reduce inflammation, manage symptoms, and take back some control. Food ...

I want you to really picture this for a moment, because this is something I see every single day in my clinic, and it is something that nobody ever explains to these women. Lipedema tissue creates disproportionate mass in the lower body: hips, thighs, knees, calves. That mass changes how ...