SCR-LIP-000049 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

Comprehensive management of lipedema requires a multidisciplinary team (e.g., vascular surgery, endocrinology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychiatry/psychology and gynecology) addressing both physical and mental health.

Probable therapeutic Evidence certainty: low (GRADE)

Evidence over time

DOI:10.1590/1677-5449.202301832 — supporting · consensus · n=113 · 2025 · risk of bias: moderate
consensus agreement 4.48 (multidisciplinary care essential) and 4.66 (complex disease requiring multidisciplinary treatment), level B

Populationpatients with lipedema

Conditionlipedema

Exposuremultidisciplinary team care

Comparatorsingle-specialty management

Outcomecomprehensive management

Scopecare model (consensus)

Care-model recommendation from expert consensus; not validated against single-specialty management in a trial.