SCR-LIP-000054 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →
Modern surgical treatment of lipedema is lymph-sparing tumescent liposuction, established from the 2000s; single-centre cohorts report sustained reductions in pain, edema and need for conservative therapy at up to 12 years of follow-up.
Evidence over time
Evidence (2)
- DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10566.x — supporting · cohort · n=112 · 2011 · risk of bias: moderate
Schmeller W, Hueppe M, Meier-Vollrath I. Tumescent liposuction in lipoedema yields good long-term results. Br J Dermatol 2011;166(1):161-8 (PMID 21824127). - DOI:10.1177/0268355520949775 — supporting · cohort · n=60 · 2020 · risk of bias: moderate
Baumgartner A, Hueppe M, Meier-Vollrath I, Schmeller W. Improvements 4, 8 and 12 years after liposuction. Phlebology 2020;36(2):152-9 (PMID 32847472).
Context (PECO)
Answers these questions
- What are the historical milestones in the description and surgical treatment of lipedema? supporting
Gaps & caveats
Uncontrolled single-centre before-after cohorts; no randomized comparison (see SQ-LIP-000013).