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In a case series of 24 lipedema patients treated with three liposuction techniques (TLAL, VASER, WAL), median BMI decreased from 29.65 to 26.95 kg/m², spontaneous pain VAS scores dropped from 7.10 to 2.00, edema scores from 8.50 to 2.10, and the overall complication rate was 12.5% with no major complications or mortality, with benefits sustained over a median 19-month follow-up.
Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31
Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 · 2026-05-31
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- Outcomes of liposuction techniques for management of lipedema: a case series and narrative review — Ciudad et al. (2024) — supporting · case series · 2024
The article directly addresses the safety and efficacy of liposuction for lipedema, reporting clinically meaningful improvements in pain, edema, BMI, and quality of life with a low major complication rate. However, evidence quality is limit
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- 2026-05-31 — created