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This review of surgical lymphology describes lymph-sparing liposuction (AMLD/Lymphological Liposculpture) for lipohyperplasia dolorosa as eliminating intractable pain and reducing limb circumference while obviating the need for lifelong complete decongestive therapy (CDT/TDC), framing surgery as an option when conservative measures fail.

Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31

Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-05-31

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Evidence (1)

• Surgical lymphology. Therapy option for lymphoedema and lipohyperplasia dolorosa — Cornely (2023) — context · review · 2023
  The article is a narrative review focused on surgical treatments (LVA, VLNT, lymph-sparing liposuction) for lymphedema and lipedema. It mentions CDT/TDC only as the conservative standard that surgery aims to render unnecessary, rather than

Context (PECO)

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• Does complete decongestive therapy (manual lymphatic drainage plus compression) reduce pain, volume, or symptom burden in lipedema? context

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000021

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