Background Lipedema is often unrecognized or misdiagnosed; despite an estimated
prevalence of 10% in the overall female population, its cause is still unknown. There is …

Lipedema is a painful, underdiagnosed adipose tissue disorder, characterized by
symmetrical swelling of the extremities due to subcutaneous fat deposition in the buttocks …

Lipedema may be considered a model for healthy expandability of subcutaneous adipose
tissue (SAT). This condition is characterized by the disproportional and symmetrical SAT …

Objectives Lipedema, a poorly understood chronic disease of adipose hyper-deposition, is
often mistaken for obesity and causes significant impairment to mobility and quality-of-life …

Lipedema is an adipofascial disorder that almost exclusively affects women. Lipedema
leads to chronic pain, swelling, and other discomforts due to the bilateral and asymmetrical …

Lipedema is a chronic and progressive adipose tissue disorder, characterized by the painful
and disproportionate increase of the subcutaneous fat in the lower and/or upper extremities …

When studying the current literature, one might get the impression that lipedema is a
“modern” disease, with increasing incidence and augmenting prevalence throughout …

The growth and differentiation of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) is stimulated and
regulated by the adipose tissue (AT) microenvironment. In lipedema, both inflammation and …

Lipedema is a chronic, progressive disease of adipose tissue with unknown etiology. Based
on the relevance of the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cell population in lipedema, we …

Introduction: Lipedema is a chronic feminine disease that causes abnormal fat deposition in
lower limbs and occasionally upper limbs. Easy bruising and pain are common. Lipedema …