June is Lipedema Awareness Month, which gives us the chance to raise awareness and make lipedema a global priority. Lipedema is a progressive painful chronic disease of fat tissue that affects more than 11% of women worldwide, and is characterized by bilateral symmetrical swelling of the legs, thighs, and hips, and is disproportionate to the rest of the body.
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Clinicians and patients commonly confuse Lipedema with general obesity or lymphedema. Read more information about Lipedema symptoms and treatment HERE.
