TV star Josie Gibson reveals her lipoedema diagnosis, the pain behind the condition, and why she turned to last-resort ...

Growing up, Allison Jacobs knew her body looked different. “I was always a thicker child, and it was confusing to my parents because I didn’t eat differently,” Jacobs, 41, of Tampa, Florida, tells ...

Lipedema is a little-known but surprisingly common condition that causes fat to build up in the legs, thighs, and sometimes arms, often leaving people confused and frustrated. It mostly affects women ...

After enduring years of misdiagnoses, I finally discovered that the persistent swelling, pain and disproportionate fat accumulation in my legs were due to lipedema—a chronic condition affecting ...

An estimated one in nine adult women struggle with an abnormal and painful fat buildup in the lower body — and no amount of diet or exercise can help. Lipedema, a relatively common but often ...

Lipedema is not well known and most of the time is diagnosed as fat. Experts write that the misdiagnosis can have consequences, especially when people seek surgery to relieve obesity when obesity ...

Josie Gibson revealed she has lipedema, a painful condition causing abnormal fat buildup, and turned to £7,000 surgery as a ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Gayle Guyardo, host of Bloom, sat down with Lipedema Specialist, Dr. Thomas Su, to discuss why lipedema is commonly mistreated, how it differs from “regular fat” or obesity and how ...

Esther Hollander struggled with her weight her whole life. Little did she know she had a condition that prevented diet and exercise from helping her lose weight. "Growing up, weight was very much tied ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Lipedema, if you’re like me, this may be your first time hearing about this disease, but I can guarantee we’ve all seen it. While it’s not considered fatal, lipedema often ...

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