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Lipedema life expectancy

What is the life expectancy of someone with Lipedema?

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Celebrities with Lipedema

Celebrities with Lipedema

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Is Lipedema hereditary?

Is Lipedema hereditary?

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Is Lipedema contagious?

Is Lipedema contagious?

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Stories of Lipedema

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My objective is to create awareness about lipoedema treatment by showing the journey of my own treatment at the Hanse Klinik in Luebeck Germany. I was diagnosed with lipoedema stage 2 in September 2015 by Professor Mortimer of St George's Hospit...
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I have primary lymphedema and secondary lipedema. Probably had it all my life. I notice now in pictures from the time i was 3 my left leg was always bigger. No one ever noticed or said anything. Drs just kept telling me to lose weight. Never could. T...
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When you are eating properly, super active, exercising and still you legs and thighs expand.. I started noticing in 1988. Just thought it was middle age spread. Now I walk with a cane but I was  diagnosed  two years ago through my work with...
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I have lipedema since my teenage years but the diagnosisin my lowerlegs was 6 years ago. Mine upper legs was since this year. I can't walk for a day without the pain in my legs. I decided I go for liposuctions. Here in the Netherlands you have to pay...
Lipedema stories
My story is as long as I have had the disease. I know now that I was nine when it started. I have always had very big legs. I had been on diets and starvation diets for 55 years. Nothing worked. I now know there is a name to what is wrong and a way t...

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how can I find treatment centers to help me with my lipedema of the legs and ankles

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Statistics of Lipedema

14 people with Lipedema have taken the SF36 survey. Mean of Lipedema is 1394 points (39 %). Total score ranges from 0 to 3,600 being 0 the worst and 3,600 the best. Take the SF36 Survey

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