June 2, 2024
June is National Lipedema Awareness Month
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Lipedema (or Lipoedema as it is spelled in the European community) is a chronic progressive fat disease of connective tissue that affects more than 11% of women and less than 1% of men worldwide. This adipose connective tissue disorder is characterized by bilateral symmetrical swelling of the legs, thighs, hips and sometime upper arms. While