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In a prospective cohort of 90 women undergoing lower-leg liposuction, aspirated volume increased with lipedema stage (Control 2400 mL to Stage III 4600 mL) and correlated with persistent hypoesthesia, focusing on postoperative sensory alterations rather than disease modification or cure.

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Structured evidence, machine-compiled — not a verdict.

Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-09-06

Evidence over time

Aesth Plast Surg (2026) 50:1899–1916 (2026) ✓ verified — contextual · cohort · 2026 · reading confidence: high
“Aspirated volume increased with disease stage (Control 2400 mL; Stage I 2600 mL; Stage II 3500 mL; Stage III 4600 mL; p \ 0.01) and correlated with”
The article studies postoperative sensory complications and satisfaction after liposuction in lipedema, not whether liposuction alters disease course or cures lipedema, so it is on-topic but does not test the affirmative question.

Populationwomen with lipedema stage I-III and aesthetic controls (n=90)

Conditionlipedema

ExposureVASER-assisted lower-leg liposuction

Comparatoraesthetic liposuction controls

Outcomepostoperative sensory alteration/hypoesthesia and satisfaction

Scopeauto-ingested from Layer 1 surveillance

Auto-ingested single source; not yet human-reviewed.