ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2016
Lipedema: A Relatively Common Disease with Extremely Common Misconceptions.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07061808 (The Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Lipedema Screening Questionnaire), which is not on this map. Cited by 85 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Lipedema Screening Questionnaire
Who cites it
85 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 196 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lipedema Diagnosis, Clinical Manifestations, and Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.International journal of dermatology · 2026Pooled it
- Lipedema: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- [Differential diagnostics of lipedema and lymphedema : A practical guideline].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2018Guideline
- [Differential diagnostics of lipedema and lymphedema : A practical guideline].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2018Guideline
- Upper-Extremity Lipedema: Effects of Liposuction on Shoulder Mobility and Function.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Inter-Rater Reliability of the Progressive Pain Check Method for Standardized Pain Assessment in Lipedema.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Myocardial, Valvular, and Vascular Abnormalities in Lipedema.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist medication use and self-reported outcomes in individuals with lipedema: Results from a large online survey.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- Lymphoscintigraphic Findings in Patients With Lipedema: A Systematic Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Sexual function and its associations with anxiety, depression, functionality, and quality of life in women with lipedema.Sexual medicine · 2026Article
- Optimizing Liposuction in Lipedema Patients: A Novel Approach with Perioperative and Intraoperative Ultrasound.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Exploring quality of life and physical-physiological characteristics in obese patients with and without lipedema: insights from the LipObes study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Observational Study of Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction for Lower Limb Lipedema on 191 Female Patients.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Observational
- Lipedema and obesity: A narrative review and treatment protocol.JPRAS open · 2026Review
- Moderate weight loss decreases lipedema-affected body fat mass in a woman who is lean with lipedema.JCEM case reports · 2026Article
- Unraveling lipedema: comprehensive insights and the path to future discoveries.npj metabolic health and disease · 2026Review
- Objective measures of physical activity and physical capacities in lipedema - a scooping review.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Lipedema World Alliance Delphi Consensus-Based Position Paper on the Definition and Management of Lipedema: Results from the 2023 Lipedema World Congress in Potsdam.Nature communications · 2026Article
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Abstract
Lipedema, or adiposis dolorosa, is a common adipose tissue disorder that is believed to affect nearly 11% of adult women worldwide. It is characterized most commonly by disproportionate adipocyte hypertrophy of the lower extremities, significant tenderness to palpation, and a failure to respond to extreme weight loss modalities. Women with lipedema report a rapid growth of the lipedema subcutaneous adipose tissue in the setting of stress, surgery, and/or hormonal changes. Women with later stages of lipedema have a classic "column leg" appearance, with masses of nodular fat, easy bruising, and pain. Despite this relatively common disease, there are few physicians who are aware of it. As a result, patients are often misdiagnosed with lifestyle-induced obesity, and/or lymphedema, and subjected to unnecessary medical interventions and fat-shaming. Diagnosis is largely clinical and based on criteria initially established in 1951. Treatment of lipedema is effective and includes lymphatic support, such as complete decongestive therapy, and specialized suction lipectomy to spare injury to lymphatic channels and remove the diseased lipedema fat. With an incidence that may affect nearly 1 in 9 adult women, it is important to generate appropriate awareness, conduct additional research, and identify better diagnostic and treatment modalities for lipedema so these women can obtain the care that they need and deserve.
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