Detecting lipedema: 4 potential symptoms

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Many women suffer from lipoedema without even knowing it. How to recognize lipoedema is explained here.

Detect lipoedema: background

  • Lipoedema is a disorder in the distribution of fat that affects most of the legs and sometimes the arms. Almost all women are diagnosed with lipedema . Why this is so, can not be answered clearly, but hormonal reasons seem to be crucial.
  • therapy or surgical procedure is conceivable, but a complete cure is not possible. We’ll show you which symptoms help identify the disease and who to turn to. Often, lipoedema also occurs in conjunction with lymphedema . This is a visible fluid accumulation in the intercellular space.

Detecting lipedema: typical symptoms

  •   Bruises : Those affected often suffer from bruises (hematomas). This is because the walls of the blood vessels of lipedema are very unstable. This often results in small contacts already a conspicuous bruise.
  • Adipose tissue is increasing: it mostly affects the legs, sometimes lipoedema but also on the arms. At these points, there is then a thickening of the fatty tissue, such as the thighs. As a result, the body is disproportionate, because only a few places are affected by the tissue. For those affected by lipedema, this often means a lot of mental pain.
  • Pain: Depending on the stage of lipedema, it can cause pain even in light touches of the legs in those affected. As the stage progresses, the legs rub against each other, leaving the skin sore and causing many aches and pains.
  • Node: The subcutaneous tissue is characterized by hard nodules in the advanced course of the disease. The upper skin layer is very uneven. In contrast to obesity , the proportions are very unevenly distributed.

Detecting lipedema: 3 stages of lipedema

  1. The subcutis is thickened while the surface appears smooth. The fatty tissue is characterized by fine nodules.
  2. The surface of the skin is now no longer flat and the tissue comes with coarser nodes therefore.
  3. The skin layer is now very uneven and the fatty tissue is now heavily deformed, thickened and hard.

Detect lipoedema: treatment

  • If you suspect that your fat cells are more pronounced, not because you are overweight but because you have a condition, you should consult a specialist , for example a vascular surgeon.
  • The best way to inform yourself beforehand about the references of the doctor , since lipoedema are still almost unknown to many doctors or immediately the subject liposuction (liposuction) is proposed.
  • The diet does little to improve lipoedema , but you should still rely on a balanced diet with low-carbohydrate (fast food, sweets).
  • After diagnosis, the doctor will decide on the following treatment in consultation with you. Are possible in addition to liposuction , a physical therapy and the use of compression clothing . A lymphatic drainage may generate a vortex that alleviates lipedema, in particular in combination with an available lymphedema.