Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?

Lipedema was first formally described at the Mayo Clinic in 1940, then named and clinically documented a decade later. Yet, despite occurring in an estimated 10% of women, lipedema is not well understood by doctors. According to Amron, “between 90 and 95%” of patients who come through his door have...

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