Lipedema is a chronic and often misdiagnosed condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While researchers are still working to fully understand the underlying causes and risk factors, recent ...

Cellulite is fat that collects beneath the skin and makes it look lumpy or dimpled. Unlike lipedema, cellulite is only a cosmetic condition, and it doesn’t cause pain. Lipedema vs. lymphedema Lipedema ...

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 ...

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 chronic medical condition characterized by an unusual buildup of fatty tissue under your skin. It causes large amounts of hard, painful fat to accumulate in your lower body. It typically ...

In college Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror, perplexed by her body’s disproportion. "I was skinny. I was a stick. The upper part of my body was really, really thin. You could see my ribs!

Lipedema is a disorder characterized by abnormal and irregular deposits of fat in tissues underneath the skin. There is abnormal symmetric enlargement of the legs, thighs and buttocks. Lipedemic fat ...

While lipedema and cellulite both affect the skin, their causes, symptoms, and treatment are entirely different. Our skin is one of our largest and most important organs, so it’s no surprise that many ...

People with lipedema or Dercum’s disease (DD) can have a similar distribution of excess painful nodular subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), making them difficult to differentiate. Case series of 94 ...

After losing 350 pounds, Jaqueline Adan often felt frustrated that her legs still looked so big. If she asked her doctors why, they told her to lose more weight. “I can’t be like ‘OK, body, now lose ...

Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror in college, perplexed by her body's disproportion. "I was skinny. I was a stick. The upper part of my body was really, really thin. You could see my ribs!