ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Patient-Reported Outcomes of Liposuction for Lipedema Treatment.
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- Lipedema Diagnosis, Clinical Manifestations, and Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.International journal of dermatology · 2026Pooled it
- Upper-Extremity Lipedema: Effects of Liposuction on Shoulder Mobility and Function.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Cutaneous Sensory Alterations After Lower Limb Liposuction for Lipedema: A Comparative Study with Aesthetic Liposuction Patients.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Order of resolution and recurrence of inflammatory symptoms in lipedema: a longitudinal study of 1,300 patients.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2026Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Surgical Techniques in Treating Lipedema: Systematic Review.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026Review
- Lipedema Reduction Surgery Outcomes and Comorbidities: A Retrospective Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction in Lipedema: Which Cannula is the Safest?Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Article
- Outcomes of liposuction techniques for management of lipedema: a case series and narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Transcriptomics of Subcutaneous Tissue of Lipedema Identified Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in Adipogenesis, Inflammation, and Pain.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- The Expression of Adipogenic Marker Is Significantly Increased in Estrogen-Treated Lipedema Adipocytes Differentiated from Adipose Stem Cells In Vitro.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLipedema, as a disabling and consequential disease, is gaining more awareness due to its potential omnipresence. Patients suffering from lipedema show a characteristic painful display of symmetric accumulations of adipose tissue. The combination of swelling, pain and decreased quality of life (QOL) is outstanding for the diagnosis. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of liposuction in terms of the QOL for patients and underline important factors of current and pending research regarding surgical therapy of lipoedema.
methodsPatients suffering from lipedema prior to and after receiving liposuction at our hospital were included in this study. Patients completed a lipedema-specific self-designed 50 item questionnaire: the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9). A linear mixed model was used for outcome analysis.
resultsIn total, 511 patients completed a questionnaire prior to the surgery at primary presentation to the hospital and a total number of 56 patients completed a questionnaire after liposuction. A total of 34 of these patients filled in both questionnaires prior to and after surgery. The general characteristics of the disease, such as daily symptoms and psychological health, pertinently improved after surgery.
conclusionsLiposuction can have a general improving effect on the QOL of patients, both in private and professional life. Liposuction may currently be the most evident and promising method in the treatment of lipedema.
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