Lipedema: an overview of its clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of the disproportional fatty deposition syndrome - systematic review.
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...Decongestive lymphatic therapy including manual lymphatic drainage, physical exercise, multilayered and multicomponent compression bandaging and meticulous skin care is the standard conservative approach for lipedema treatment [5]....
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...8% of the patients in their unit with enlargement of the lower limbs between 2005 and 2012 [5]....
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...8% in their patients [1], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]....
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...Magnetic resonance imaging (39,40) and its modified form, magnetic resonance lymphangiography are of practical importance to evaluate the lymphatic circulation when the lymphatic involvement is unclear (41)....
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...VEGF controls angiogenesis and hypoxia is a potent inducer of angiogenesis and this factor may play a significant role in lipedema, too (26)....
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...Dietary counselling is advisable as a preventive measure against further weight gain (26)....
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...Self-reported positive family history of lipedema varies between 16% and 64% (21)....
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...Recent reports show the long-term efficacy of liposuction in maintaining the volume of the limb (60), emphasizing the use of compression garment 24 h per day after the procedure (61); however, conservative decongestion could be either stopped or its frequency could be substantially decreased (55)....
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