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In a meta-analysis of 20 studies (1785 patients, mostly tumescent technique), liposuction for lipedema produced significant improvements in quality of life (SMD 2.48), pain (SMD 2.04, 72% reduction), and pressure sensitivity (SMD 2.20), with a low complication profile (seroma 0.82%, hematoma 0.71%, infection 0.59%) and zero mortality over ~15 months 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-opus-4.8 · 2026-05-31

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• DOI:10.1055/a-2334-9260 — supporting · meta analysis · 2024
  Directly addresses safety and effectiveness of liposuction for lipedema with pooled effect sizes and complication rates; however authors note limited methodological quality (MINORS ~10, no RCTs) and high heterogeneity in some outcomes, lowe

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• Is liposuction effective and safe for lipedema? supporting

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000013

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