Lipoedema Therapy

What to expect during your Lipoedema treatment

• Understanding your condition discussion;

• Lipoedema education provided;

• Connective Tissue Treatments (pre liposuction therapy and or conservative Management)

• Post Liposuction Therapy

• Manual lymphatic drainage;

• Exercises demonstrated;

• Self-massage demonstration;

• Measurements may be taken (depending on individual case).

What is Lipoedema?

Lipoedema is a chronic (commonly genetic) disorder where the deposition of adipose (fatty) tissue accumulates in the legs, hips and buttocks and occasionally arms. It usually only affects women and is often misdiagnosed as obesity or ‘just being overweight’.

Many women go through life thinking they are ‘fat’ and all the dieting and/or starvation they may try does not reduce the size of the buttocks and legs. This can be very disheartening for most woman and they can suffer emotional problems and have a poor body image.

Lipoedema is a condition that mainly affects women and is characterised by a painful swelling in the legs, thighs and buttocks and sometimes the arms.

• Lipoedema occurs because of the abnormal accumulation of fat under the skin.

• If you have lipoedema your legs become swollen, bruise easily, are tender and feel painful and uncomfortable.

• Lipoedema may occur because of changes in female hormones.

• The most common time of onset is around puberty or when there are other hormonal shifts such as during pregnancy and menopause. 

• You are at greater risk of developing lipoedema if other women in your family are affected.

• Treatment includes changes to the composition of your diet, use of compression stockings, bandaging affected areas, low-impact exercise, massage and water-based activities.

• Specialised liposuction for lipoedema can assist when other treatments have not been effective.