Episode 1460

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12th Jul 2024

Assessing Lipedema: Liposuction Effectiveness and Symptom Measurement Insights

- The first article, titled “Liposuction is an Effective Treatment for Lipedema – Results of a Study with 25 Patients,” was published in the *Journal of the German Society of Dermatology* in 2010 by a group of surgeons in Germany.

- Their objective in developing and using this questionnaire was to objectively quantify lipedema symptoms before and after liposuction surgery.

- The second article, titled “Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Lipedema Symptomatic Assessment Questionnaire,” was published in the *Brazilian Vascular Journal* in August 2020 by a group of clinicians in Brazil.

- This study aimed to discover the root cause of lipedema and may have identified a potential mechanism.

- Both articles suggest that this questionnaire is easy and fast to use and valuable for understanding and quantifying the severity of symptoms and their changes in response to various treatments.

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Living Well with Lipedema
Lipedema, the disease they call fat, is a chronic fat disorder that affects 17 million women in the USA and as many as 350 million women worldwide. It is often mistaken for simple obesity. Generally under-recognized and misdiagnosed, symptoms include pain, swelling and weight gain disproportionately distributed in the thighs, buttocks, legs, and hips with a smaller upper body. Lipedema fat is resistant to diet and exercise and without intervention progresses and worsens over time. This flash briefing offers tips, news, and updates with the founder and director of Lipedema Simplified, Catherine A. Seo, Ph.D., Lipedema Project Board President and Director of Research, Leslyn Keith, OTD, CLT-LANA, and guest experts. Please note DISCLAIMER The information in Living Well with Lipedema is provided for informational and educational purposes only.
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About CATHERINE SEO, PhD
Catherine is Founder & Director of Lipedema Simplified & The Lipedema Project and a professor of psychology. She produced and directed the documentary, The Disease They Call FAT, and was a co-author of the book, Lipedema-The Disease They Call FAT: An Overview for Clinicians. She holds a doctorate in Psychology with a concentration in Media. She has developed online courses on lipedema for patients and healthcare professionals as well as multi-media learning tools since 2013 and is the Director of the MasterClass Program, courses and webinars.


About LESLYN KEITH, OTD, CLT-LANA
Leslyn is President & Director of Research for The Lipedema Project, an instructor in lymphedema therapy for Klose Traning and Consulting, and has a private practice in lymphedema/lipedema therapy. She has completed research about lifestyle change, including a ketogenic way of eating, for participants who were diagnosed with lymphedema and obesity. Leslyn has a doctorate in Occupational Therapy and has been treating lymphatic disorders since 2000.