{"id":20578,"date":"2023-01-23T22:45:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T22:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/%category_slug%\/%ce%bb%ce%b9%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%af%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%b1\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:56:58","slug":"lipedema-therapy","status":"publish","type":"surgeries","link":"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lipedema"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20578\" class=\"elementor elementor-20578 elementor-875\" data-elementor-post-type=\"surgeries\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b836c e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32b836c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb490b elementor-widget__width-inherit it-overview-tabs elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-quick-info\" data-id=\"ffb490b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quick-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <style>\n            .elementor-widget-quick-info {\n                width: 100%;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"tabsContainer\">\n            <div class=\"tabsContainer-header\">\n                <div class=\"tabsContainer-header-items\">\n                    <div class=\"tabsContainer-header-items-quickInfo\">\n                        At a glance                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"tabsContainer-header-items-cost notActive\">\n                                                Cost for Lipedema Treatment                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"divider left\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"tabsContainer-body\">\n                <div class=\"tabsContainer-body-quickInfo\">\n                    <p>                    The <strong>treatment of lipedema<\/strong> aims to improve both the aesthetic appearance and the functional problems it causes, ensuring a better quality of life for the patient. In advanced cases of lipedema\u2014when conservative treatment is no longer sufficient\u2014the only effective approach is therapeutic liposuction, with the <strong>most effective techniques being MicroAire PAL liposuction<\/strong> and water-assisted liposuction (WAL) using devices such as BodyJet.\n\n<strong>Lipedema is defined as the uneven distribution of fatty tissue<\/strong>, occurring almost exclusively in women and of unknown origin. Given its clear hereditary predisposition and its frequent occurrence among members of the same family, it is often attributed to genetic factors.\n<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"tabsContainer-body-quickInfo-items\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"#\" id=\"open-learn-more-popup\">Learn More<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"tabsContainer-body-cost hide\">\n                                        <div class=\"tabsContainer-body-cost-text\">\n                        <p>If you wish to be informed about the prices of lipedema treatments in Thessaloniki, you can fill out the contact form below and we will contact you as soon as possible.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"tabsContainer-body-cost-form\">\n                        \n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f14828-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"14828\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/surgeries\/20578#wpcf7-f14828-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"14828\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.6\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f14828-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"customer-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"NAME\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"customer-name\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"customer-tel\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-tel\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"PHONE\" value=\"\" type=\"tel\" name=\"customer-tel\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"customer-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"EMAIL\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"customer-email\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf8adc e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bf8adc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0139d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"0139d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> At a glance <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70239f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d70239f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf0ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbf0ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <strong>treatment of lipedema<\/strong> aims to improve both the aesthetic appearance and the functional problems it causes, ensuring a better quality of life for the patient. In advanced cases of lipedema\u2014when conservative treatment is no longer sufficient\u2014the only effective approach is therapeutic liposuction, with the <strong>most effective techniques being MicroAire PAL liposuction<\/strong> and water-assisted liposuction (WAL) using devices such as BodyJet.\n\n<strong>Lipedema is defined as the uneven distribution of fatty tissue<\/strong>, occurring almost exclusively in women and of unknown origin. Given its clear hereditary predisposition and its frequent occurrence among members of the same family, it is often attributed to genetic factors.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4718de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4718de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Lipedema Treatments Cost <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192d5f0 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"192d5f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b95cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b95cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you wish to be informed about the prices of lipedema treatments in Thessaloniki, you can fill out the contact form below and we will contact you as soon as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5732f it-service-form elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fb5732f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f14828-o2\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"14828\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/surgeries\/20578#wpcf7-f14828-o2\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"14828\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.6\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f14828-o2\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"customer-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"NAME\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"customer-name\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"customer-tel\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-tel\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"PHONE\" value=\"\" type=\"tel\" name=\"customer-tel\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"customer-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"EMAIL\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"customer-email\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cabdf e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39cabdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf62579 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-itr-image-box\" data-id=\"cf62579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"itr-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The surgery to treat <strong>lipedema<\/strong> is primarily intended for women, who represent the vast majority of patients. This condition typically appears in the hips, legs, and arms, and these areas usually seem disproportionate compared to the rest of the body. Despite patients\u2019 efforts to lose weight through diet and exercise, the fat in these anatomical regions persists.\n\nIn most cases, the clinical presentation of patients includes a <strong>disproportionate body shape<\/strong>, characterized by a slim upper body and a noticeably wider lower body. To help you gain a clearer understanding, below we will take a closer look at what exactly this condition is and how a specialized treatment can help you improve your daily life and get rid of <em>lipedema<\/em>!\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7695c2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7695c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6559484-scaled-e1753191095411-768x1014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24526\" alt=\"\" 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1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6df83a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6df83a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fb3d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2fb3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-1024x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-1320x594.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-scaled-e1753191184214-600x270.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9b36b e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f9b36b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d763a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49d763a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is lipedema?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c4944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c4944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In short, <strong>lipedema is a metabolic fat disorder<\/strong> (uneven distribution of fatty tissue) of unknown origin that occurs in adult women and affects the upper and lower limbs, with a very characteristic distribution around the knees, calves, and arms.<\/p><p>The main symptoms include <strong>disproportionate limbs compared to the rest of the body<\/strong>, a <strong>cellulite-like appearance<\/strong>, <strong>abnormal fat accumulations<\/strong> in specific areas of the limbs, as well as <strong>pain and swelling<\/strong> in those areas. It is often accompanied by venous disorders, and patients with lipedema tend to bruise more easily on their extremities.<\/p><p>Given that it has a clear <a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-genetics\/\">hereditary predisposition<\/a> and is found among members of the same family, it is often attributed to genetic factors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c6ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4c6ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \u201cunknown\u201d to many is Lipedema<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4f3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b4f3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor many years, the concept of \u201cLipedema\u201d was unknown, leading many patients to struggle in vain to find answers to their questions:\n\n<ul>  \n  <li>Why can\u2019t I lose weight despite dieting?<\/li>  \n  <li>Why are my legs so disproportionate compared to the rest of my body?<\/li>  \n  <li>Why do my legs hurt when I stand for a long time?<\/li>  \n<\/ul>  \nThese and many other questions are answered with the introduction of the concept of lipedema.  \n\nHistorically, lipedema was first described in a publication by physicians Edgar Van Nuys Allen and Edgar Alphonso Hines Jr. in 1940, which is why the condition is also known as the <strong>Allen-Hines Syndrome<\/strong>. Even though nearly a century has passed since its first description, there remains a significant lack of awareness\u2014both among patients and medical professionals\u2014resulting in many lipedema cases remaining undiagnosed and untreated.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1931cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1931cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lipidima-therapeia-thessaloniki-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lipidima-therapeia-thessaloniki-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lipidima-therapeia-thessaloniki-1-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lipidima-therapeia-thessaloniki-1-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lipidima-therapeia-thessaloniki-1-600x486.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdb1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bdb1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlthough it is an independent condition, <strong>lipedema is often confused with obesity<\/strong> or other disorders, which <strong>leads to delayed diagnosis and treatment<\/strong>.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4f854 e-con-full itr-surgery-cta e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d4f854\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2cad0 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e2cad0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672962a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"672962a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Show off your silhouette the way it deserves.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d659b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d659b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"205\">Lipoedema treatment focuses on body harmony, without pain, swelling and undue exhaustion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4605a67 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4605a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33831ed elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33831ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e56c26 elementor-position-top elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-itr-image-box\" data-id=\"1e56c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"itr-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-1320x1869.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1-600x850.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-iwBobnmD16w-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">The Disease through Statistics<\/h3><div class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">So how many cases are there? First of all, it should be noted that this condition primarily affects <strong>women of all ages<\/strong>, and statistics show that the percentage of women suffering from lipedema ranges between 7\u201315%, with an <strong>average of 11%<\/strong>.\n\nIn practical terms, this means that <strong>one in nine women<\/strong> currently has lipedema. However, the likelihood of developing lipedema at some point during one\u2019s lifetime is significantly higher.\n\nIt is therefore estimated that in Greece alone, more than 500,000 women are currently living with lipedema, while the Hellenic Obesity Society suggests that the number may in fact exceed <strong>1,500,000 patients<\/strong>. (There are statistical correlations linking lipedema to both heredity and hormonal changes.)\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4745bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4745bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-1024x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-1024x274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-1536x412.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-2048x549.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-1320x354.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-scaled-e1753191392767-600x161.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a55a3e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a55a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb2455 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abb2455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-875x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-1313x1536.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-1320x1544.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1-600x702.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/marlon-alves-hZu1n8q44x8-unsplash-scaled-e1753187870455-1.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdec69 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acdec69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1024x405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-600x238.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1320x523.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25acd8 uael-dual-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-dual-color-heading\" data-id=\"c25acd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-dual-color-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-dual-color-heading uael-heading-stack-none\">\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-before-heading\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-first-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"before_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Where are all these cases located and what percentage receive some form of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"uael-adv-heading-stack\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-highlight-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"second_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">treatment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"uael-after-heading\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-third-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"after_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">?<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d0605 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d0605\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524111a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"524111a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-768x981.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-1203x1536.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-1604x2048.jpg 1604w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-1320x1685.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1-600x766.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-brenner-oliveira-443980345-17459498-1-scaled-1.jpg 2005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46cd3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46cd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom our experience in Greece since 2013, it appears that there is a gap between lipedema patients and their access to information and treatment.\n\nThis is a misunderstood diagnosis that is <strong>often confused with obesity, lymphedema, or lipodystrophy<\/strong>, and many times the response from doctors who see the condition in these women is rather stereotypical: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing we can do, that\u2019s just how your body is.\u201d\n\nThe main issue, therefore, is the lack of awareness\u2014both among patients and physicians. Since <strong>lipedema is a syndrome<\/strong>, meaning a combination of symptoms observed in patients, diagnosis is primarily clinical and does not necessarily require laboratory or imaging tests. The diagnosis relies on the physician\u2019s experience in recognizing the characteristic appearance of the limbs and the symptoms reported by the patients.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb60c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb60c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From our experience, however, we see that a large percentage of lipedema patients who come to our center for treatment have been informed through other sources and have often already performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/self-diagnosis-of-lipedema\/\">self-diagnosis of lipedema<\/a>. Unfortunately, in many cases, the <strong>diagnosis is made quite late<\/strong>, resulting in a more advanced stage of lipedema and making treatment more challenging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bfc45 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21bfc45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e177a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e177a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When does Lipedema occur?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b732bd e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b732bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07f00d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a07f00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-1320x1980.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-edokov-9M8EPD_WeLk-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8875e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8875e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lipedema usually appears during puberty<\/strong>, but it can also be triggered or worsened during pregnancy or perimenopause. It may also occur after gynecological surgeries, such as procedures on the uterus, ovaries, or fallopian tubes, or following any surgery performed under general anesthesia.<\/p><p>More rarely, lipedema can be triggered after an extremely stressful situation, as increased cortisol levels can cause an inflammatory response.<\/p><p>In summary, <strong>lipedema typically develops during periods of <a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-hormonal-changes\/\">hormonal changes<\/a><\/strong>, such as:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>During puberty.<\/li><li>During pregnancy.<\/li><li>During perimenopause.<\/li><li>After gynecological surgeries.<\/li><li>In cases of intense stress, due to elevated cortisol levels.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dd25e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2dd25e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be929b8 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be929b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535950b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"535950b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-768x714.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-768x714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-1024x953.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-1536x1429.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-1320x1228.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270-600x558.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5742282-scaled-e1753191531270.jpg 1834w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e885980 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e885980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adbb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1adbb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Lipedema<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216ebfa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216ebfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first symptoms that patients with lipedema typically notice include:\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">  \n  <li><strong>Pain<\/strong> in the soft tissues of the body \u2014 either at rest, while walking, or even upon touch.<\/li>  \n  <li>Sudden <strong>fat deposits<\/strong> developing from the waist down to the knees or ankles, excluding the feet.<\/li>  \n  <li><strong>Fat accumulation<\/strong> forming into painful nodules or small skin folds that put pressure on the joints, sometimes making normal walking difficult.<\/li>  \n  <li>Skin that gradually loses its elasticity.<\/li>  \n  <li>Frequent bruising and swelling.<\/li>  \n<\/ul>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc5008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fc5008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-768x276.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-1024x368.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-1536x553.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-2048x737.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-1320x475.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-kianbakht-30501490-scaled-e1753191585577-600x216.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff0d52 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cff0d52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320a230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320a230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWithin just a few months after the onset of early-stage lipedema symptoms, patients often begin to notice the following:\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">  \n  <li>Persistent sensation of cold in the affected areas.<\/li>  \n  <li>Fatigue.<\/li>  \n  <li>Skin that becomes softer, uneven, and fatty in texture.<\/li>  \n  <li>Chronic pain accompanied by a gradual reduction in mobility.<\/li>  \n<\/ul>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a752d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a752d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/symptwmata-lipidimatos-1-768x664.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/symptwmata-lipidimatos-1-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/symptwmata-lipidimatos-1-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/symptwmata-lipidimatos-1-600x519.png 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/symptwmata-lipidimatos-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22058a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c22058a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">All these factors, combined with the aesthetic concerns caused by changes in body appearance, can lead to feelings of <strong>despair, anger, and sadness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e99a3f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e99a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08c591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b08c591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More detailed symptoms of lipedema:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eff39e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6eff39e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20b187 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e20b187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-768x964.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-1224x1536.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-1632x2048.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-1320x1657.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181-600x753.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anna-keibalo-9mNVwMuKXc0-unsplash-scaled-e1753191631181.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529569b e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"529569b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d1ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0d1ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disproportion of limbs to the torso:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e274a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e274a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first and most important symptom, which can even appear at a very young age, is the disproportion of the limbs in relation to the torso. This picture can also be seen in pre-pubescent girls, even under 10 years of age. We typically see a disproportionate hyperplasia of fat in the lower extremities and a one-piece appearance of the limbs, especially around the ankles and knees.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c036c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c036c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The knees:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a98e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a98e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most characteristic image is <strong>around the knees<\/strong>, where the patella often &#8220;disappears&#8221;, a cushion is created on the inner side of the knee and on the upper part of the shin and there is intense retention and cellulite above the knee.\n\nThe disproportion of the limbs can of course concern the entire lower limb or even the upper limbs. We often encounter women with a very thin abdomen and waist with a great disproportion in relation to the lower limbs and the circumference and they may be obese individuals or even individuals of normal weight. There is almost always an underlying lipedema that is responsible for this image.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d8102 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1d8102\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0ae90 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf0ae90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7087f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7087f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inability to lose weight:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cec892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cec892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA common manifestation among patients with lipedema is the **inability to lose weight**. This condition often creates a vicious cycle regarding body weight. On one hand, lipedema itself contributes significantly to excess weight; on the other, in its more advanced stages, it causes mobility issues that limit daily walking and physical activity \u2014 leading to a **slower metabolism**.\n\nAt the same time, **excess body weight further aggravates lipedema**, which in turn makes losing weight even harder. Psychological strain plays a major role in this cycle, as patients often experience **eating disorders** (such as following an inappropriate <a href=\"\/epemvaseis-swmatos\">diet for lipedema<\/a>), depression, and a general sense of resignation or social withdrawal.\n\nFor these reasons, many patients seeking medical care for lipedema are also overweight or obese \u2014 although it is important to emphasize that **lipedema does not originate from obesity**.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e3f97 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94e3f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-250x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-768x923.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-1278x1536.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-1320x1586.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385-600x721.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8370720-scaled-e1753191717385.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0965578 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0965578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e61530 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e61530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7406094-1-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f7d58 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6f7d58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a71cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a71cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cellulite:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcfeda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcfeda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLipedema can often **resemble cellulite** in appearance. Since it is a **metabolic disorder of fat** that also affects the lymphatic vessels, fat accumulation leads to **significant fluid retention**.\n\nIn overweight individuals, the skin\u2019s surface may appear dramatically uneven, with **deep dimples and pronounced fatty protrusions**, while in those of normal weight, it often manifests as a **cellulite-like texture**. In our view, **cellulite itself can be considered a symptom of lipedema**, rather than a separate condition.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce310b e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ce310b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e1ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e1ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limb pain:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b3a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn more severe cases, functional problems begin and the most common is <strong>pain in the extremities<\/strong>. The pain is more intense <strong>after standing<\/strong> and can be in the form of <strong>burning, pressure or stinging<\/strong> and can affect any area of \u200b\u200bthe lower extremities or arms, most commonly the knee area.\n\nMany patients often mistakenly come to the orthopedic surgeon with acroalgia, without any obvious orthopedic problem and the pain comes from lipedema.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0304eed e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0304eed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852693c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"852693c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Easy bruising:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7f4af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc7f4af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA symptom that occurs in some patients is that they bruise easily. It is not constant in all cases of lipedema but can occur regardless of stage, severity and weight. Patients typically report that they have <strong>bruises in the extremities<\/strong>, without any known injury.\n\nLipedema is often found together with other diseases, such as <strong>venous insufficiency<\/strong>. Possibly, venous insufficiency is accompanied by some insufficiency of the lymphatic system, or is also responsible to some extent for the lipedema. Venous insufficiency appears in the form of <strong>varicose veins<\/strong>, <strong>skin spider veins<\/strong> and <strong>swelling in the legs<\/strong>.\n\nIn more advanced stages, especially when lipedema is accompanied by obesity, we encounter a dramatic picture of the lower extremities, the architecture of the fat is completely lost and often lymphedema and skin lesions coexist.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9a38a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de9a38a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03ce6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f03ce6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-1024x379.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-1536x568.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-2048x758.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-1320x488.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-173739006-11624012-scaled-e1753189903162-1-600x222.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbd754 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dbd754\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4b86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d4b86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stages of Lipedema<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862fe22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"862fe22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDepending on the severity of the lipedema condition, we distinguish 4 stages. This staging is based on the clinical picture and symptoms and can vary in each part of the body.\n\nFor example, there may be 2nd degree lipedema in the arms, 3rd degree in the thighs and 4th degree in the knees. However, the categorization of each patient is done taking into account the most severe stage.\n\nIn summary, the stages of lipedema are as follows:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stage 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Mild forms, with slight cellulite and small nodules on palpation. The skin is smooth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stage 2:<\/strong>\u00a0More intense cellulite, swelling and pain. Hyperlipidemia is more evident.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stage 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Severe fat malformation, mobility problems and hard nodules on the extremities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stage 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Lipolymphedema, with severe dysfunction and skin lesions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202ac4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"202ac4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stadia-lipidimatos-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stadia-lipidimatos-1.png 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stadia-lipidimatos-1-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stadia-lipidimatos-1-600x378.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187abae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"187abae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More specifically, the stages of lipedema are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6b76a e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f6b76a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d1517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8d1517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 1<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725c23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"725c23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt concerns the mildest forms of lipedema, where the most characteristic feature is the <strong>disproportion between the trunk and the limbs<\/strong>. Many times, diagnosis at this stage is more difficult, however, it is easier if one knows which points to focus on. The point that is usually affected first is the <strong>knee and calves<\/strong>, where we find the so-called &#8220;one-piece&#8221; image in the knee and ankles. Also, the cellulite image predisposes to first-degree lipedema.\n\n<strong>Patients with first-degree lipedema<\/strong> do not have any particular symptoms, apart perhaps from a feeling of heaviness in the legs after standing and possibly bruise more easily. When palpating the skin on the lower extremities, some small nodules may be noticeable.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d6f95 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13d6f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534ffa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"534ffa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 2<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe43417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe43417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe picture is more severe than in the first stage, that is, the <strong>fat accumulations are more intense<\/strong>, the skin begins to have a pronounced form of cellulite with dimples and bumps, nodules are noticeable during palpation within the fat. The symptoms are also more intense, with more <strong>frequent pain in the lower extremities<\/strong>, unexplained <strong>bruises and swelling<\/strong> after standing. The body weight is usually higher, because the lipedema begins to accumulate and add significantly to the scale.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fa1fb e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76fa1fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5951eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5951eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 3<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122fe87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"122fe87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the later stages, it is not easy to distinguish whether lipedema is what causes the weight gain or whether the increased weight worsens the lipedema, however, almost all patients with grade 3 lipedema and above are overweight and all have great difficulty losing weight.\n\nThe symptoms are even more intense, the pain is more frequent and more intense and there are scattered hard nodules throughout the lower extremities. The fat has now almost completely lost its architecture and the skin has a completely uneven and irregular surface. Patients at this stage also experience mobility problems, due to the pain and discomfort caused by lipedema in the legs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75cb93 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d75cb93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac043d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ac043d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e096be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e096be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is the most severe form of lipedema, where in addition to the above lesions that we encounter in patients of the 3rd degree, the so-called <strong>lipolymphedema<\/strong> also appears. This means that the lymphatic vessels have been greatly affected, resulting in a picture that resembles lymphedema, especially around the knees, thighs and calves. Patients at this stage are always <strong>overweight<\/strong>, have <strong>severe mobility problems<\/strong> and the quality of life is low due to the lipedema.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a89f1e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a89f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b255e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08b255e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-1024x389.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-1536x583.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-2048x778.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-1320x501.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-marina-ryazantseva-78161760-10965119-scaled-e1753191960326-600x228.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf1177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdf1177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema Treatment: <br> Management and Therapeutic Approaches\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa70fb e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fa70fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6634cf6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6634cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below is a summary list of the **main treatment options for lipedema**:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Conservative Treatment:<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lymphatic drainage massage.<\/li><li>Use of compression stockings or tights.<\/li><li>Avoidance of prolonged standing.<\/li><li>Improved and customized nutrition plan.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Liposuction Techniques:<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>MicroAire-assisted Liposuction<\/strong> (<em>Recommended<\/em>):<br \/>A vibrating technology that safely removes fat while preserving surrounding tissues.<\/li><li><strong>Water-Assisted Liposuction (WAL)<\/strong>:<br \/>A newer method using a pulsating water jet for a more atraumatic fat removal (BodyJet device).<\/li><li><strong>Traditional Liposuction<\/strong>:<br \/>Removes fat effectively but may damage lymphatic vessels (less recommended).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Surgical Skin Tightening:<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Complementary procedure to restore the aesthetic appearance of <a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/surgical-correction-of-skin-laxity\/\">loose skin after liposuction<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>The field of cosmetic and plastic surgery has made **significant technological advancements**, allowing for **effective and lasting treatment of lipedema**.<br \/>Although lipedema management can be challenging, these modern techniques offer excellent aesthetic and functional results \u2014 ultimately leading to **a better quality of life for patients**.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef699e0 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef699e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e35ec e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02e35ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07654bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07654bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See your body in a new balance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc870b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc870b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith FaceTouchUp you can see for free <strong>what your body will look like after lipedema correction<\/strong>, simply by uploading a photo. Explore the before-and-after, easily and quickly, <strong>before making any decisions<\/strong>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb28bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bbb28bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/try-before-the-surgery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See how you would be afterwards!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d37bbd e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d37bbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246b672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"246b672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-1024x555.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24084\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-1024x555.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-768x416.webp 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-1536x833.webp 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-1320x715.webp 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-600x325.webp 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png.webp 1594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff22519 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff22519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a094a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a094a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1024x405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-600x238.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona-1320x523.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lipoidhma-kentrikh-eikona.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a949ee uael-dual-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-dual-color-heading\" data-id=\"2a949ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-dual-color-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-dual-color-heading uael-heading-stack-none\">\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-before-heading\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-first-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"before_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Conservative treatment of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"uael-adv-heading-stack\"><span class=\"elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-highlight-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"second_heading_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">lipedema<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa8fb8 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fa8fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e6b34 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6e6b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-768x858.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-26744\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-917x1024.jpg 917w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-1375x1536.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-1320x1475.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235-600x670.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-8746752-1-scaled-e1753192242235.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1352cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1352cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">In mild cases \u2014 that is, in <strong>stage 1 or 2 lipedema<\/strong> \u2014 treatment is usually conservative, focusing on relieving the lower limbs from fluid retention. At this stage, <strong>regular physiotherapy with lymphatic drainage massage<\/strong> is recommended, along with avoiding prolonged standing, wearing special compression stockings or tights, and adopting a balanced, customized diet.<\/p>\n\n<strong><a href=\"\/epemvaseis-swmatos\">Conservative Treatment for Lipedema<\/a>:<\/strong>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n  <li>Lymphatic drainage massage.<\/li>\n  <li>Compression stockings or tights.<\/li>\n  <li>Improved nutrition plan.<\/li>\n  <li>Avoidance of prolonged standing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c2bd4 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90c2bd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02bf70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e02bf70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MicroAire PAL Liposuction for Lipedema (Recommended)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825323e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"825323e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>In our practice, the technique primarily recommended and applied by the doctor is MicroAire PAL (power-assisted liposuction), as it offers significant advantages compared to other methods.<\/strong> The <strong>MicroAire PAL<\/strong>, thanks to its oscillating motion technology, <strong>reduces surgical time and tissue trauma<\/strong>, making the procedure <strong>safer and more tolerable for the patient<\/strong>.\n\nAt the same time, it allows us to proceed with <strong>absolute precision and safety even in large-volume liposuctions<\/strong>, enhancing the overall result and recovery. We emphasize once again that the technique itself does not ultimately play the most important role in the outcome of the procedure, but rather serves as an aid for the surgeon.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2715788 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2715788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ce5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28ce5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water-Assisted Liposuction (WAL) for Lipedema<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5ebd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f5ebd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Water-Assisted Liposuction (WAL)<\/strong>, also known as Bodyjet, is a modern fat removal technique based on the use of a water jet. The preparation of the tissues with a local anesthetic solution follows the same principles as power-assisted liposuction. The main feature that differentiates the <strong>WAL method<\/strong> is the way in which the fat is detached and removed.\n\nSpecifically, through a special cannula, a pulsating jet of water is emitted, which <strong>breaks down fat cells and other unwanted tissues<\/strong>. The detached fat is immediately suctioned out through the same cannula, offering greater precision and control during the procedure.\n\nThis method is <strong>known for its gentle and less traumatic nature<\/strong>, which can <strong>facilitate recovery<\/strong>. However, the duration of the procedure tends to be longer, and larger amounts of fluid are required, which may lead to more noticeable swelling and temporary discomfort during the first few hours after the procedure.\n\nDespite these particularities, <strong>Water-Assisted Liposuction (WAL)<\/strong> <strong>remains an ideal option in certain specialized cases<\/strong>, offering excellent results with enhanced safety for the patient.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99cd49 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f99cd49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6e08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a6e08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liposuction as a Therapeutic Solution for Lipedema<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c3317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c3317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, once lipedema has progressed, these measures are no longer sufficient, and patients no longer experience relief, no matter how frequently the treatments are performed. In such cases, the only effective treatment is <strong>therapeutic liposuction<\/strong>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-treatment-with-liposuction\/\">Liposuction for lipedema<\/a> can be life-changing, but it also carries certain risks. This is why it must be performed under very <strong>specific conditions and with appropriate equipment<\/strong>. Traditional liposuction, which removes tissue using negative pressure suction, has the disadvantage of also removing or damaging lymphatic vessels.<\/p><p>It is crucial to preserve these vessels in lipedema. For this reason, any intervention should be performed using specialized assisted-liposuction equipment, which is much more <strong>gentle and protective of the lymphatic system<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b011e3e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b011e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971828f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"971828f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vaser Liposuction for Lipedema<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d57465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d57465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther techniques, such as <strong>Vaser liposuction<\/strong>, have also been tested with good results. However, they tend to increase the duration and cost of the procedure <strong>without offering any significant advantage<\/strong> compared to power-assisted liposuction, while some techniques are entirely unsuitable, as they do not allow for the removal of large fat volumes.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e913b68 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e913b68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47978e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47978e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After Lipedema Treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cee15e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cee15e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a49e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11a49e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636-768x1017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636-1160x1536.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636-600x795.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ian-dooley-D5HvLLb1Erg-unsplash-scaled-e1753192073636.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab998e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab998e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Microaire PAL oscillating liposuction<\/strong> and the water-assisted liposuction (WAL) using devices such as the Bodyjet are two revolutionary tools that allow for a more effective treatment of lipedema, while also <strong>enabling patients to return to their daily activities much sooner<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Given their <strong>minimally invasive nature<\/strong>, the procedure is <strong>painless<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/after-liposuction-for-lipedema\/\">postoperative pain after lipedema treatment<\/a> is minimal.<\/p><p>This approach allows <strong>faster liposuction procedures<\/strong> and gives the plastic surgeon the ability to safely remove large volumes of fat. Since the surrounding tissues, nerves, and blood vessels are not affected, the risks typically associated with traditional liposuction are significantly reduced.<\/p><p>The procedure for lipedema is mild in intensity, <strong>requires no hospitalization<\/strong>, and the recovery period lasts approximately <strong>3 to 4 weeks<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Patients who undergo this treatment report a <strong>significant improvement in their quality of life, reduced pain, and enhanced mobility<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b54535 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b54535\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59978d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59978d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn <strong>collaboration with the Interbalkan Medical Center<\/strong>, and due to the large number of cases we treat, we have now established a dedicated <strong>Lipedema Clinic<\/strong>. The clinic is staffed not only by <strong>Dr. Papaioannou<\/strong> but also by a specialized <strong>team of physiotherapists<\/strong>, <strong>nutritionists<\/strong>, and <strong>physicians from other specialties<\/strong> within the Interbalkan Medical Center.\n\nOur goal is to provide an even more <strong>comprehensive therapeutic approach<\/strong> to this complex condition and to make our innovative clinic a national and international reference point in the <strong>treatment and management of lipedema<\/strong>.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4327e92 e-grid it-lipoidimata-end-grid e-ecs-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4327e92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21f487 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f21f487\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ae258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ae258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema Self-Diagnosis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e07a0 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86e07a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLipedema self-diagnosis is a process that can prove to be particularly useful.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d334c24 elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d334c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/self-diagnosis-of-lipedema\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b319d9 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b319d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d39d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2d39d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema and diet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469b341 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469b341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <strong>role of nutrition in lipedema<\/strong> is very important, as the consumption of certain foods appears to significantly affect both the progression and the treatment of lipedema.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b70cf3 elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b70cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-nutrition\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f87bf6 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f87bf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fed2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fed2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema and genetics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1b671 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be1b671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Lipedema and heredity<\/strong> appear to show a statistical correlation.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228279a elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"228279a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-genetics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18b067 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a18b067\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c81d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14c81d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema and hormonal changes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54698bc it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54698bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hormonal profile and hormonal changes of women throughout their lives seem to play a huge role in the occurrence of lipedema.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3a04b elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c3a04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-hormonal-changes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f07468 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f07468\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e5160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e5160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema and obesity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f60d28 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f60d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBody weight plays a very large role in the manifestation of lipedema, but in turn, lipedema as a condition often leads to the inability to maintain a low body weight.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95dcfdb elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"95dcfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-obesity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6330555 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6330555\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc9fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbc9fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lipedema Treatment with Liposuction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79a2c1 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d79a2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To date, liposuction is the most appropriate and commonly accepted by the medical community treatment for lipedema of any degree and extent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfa85a elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bdfa85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-treatment-with-liposuction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c2e0 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a9c2e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9311908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9311908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservative treatment of lipedema<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a7889 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a7889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conservative treatment of lipedema usually focuses on lifestyle and dietary changes in order to improve lipid levels in the female body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ded9c elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1ded9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/conservative-management\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20da9ea e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20da9ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0adb80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0adb80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After liposuction for lipedema<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e161d it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e161d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecovery after liposuction is a critical phase for the successful completion of the procedure.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4826c elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ac4826c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/after-liposuction-for-lipedema\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad93045 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad93045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbcbcff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbcbcff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Surgical correction of sagging skin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ab18e it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27ab18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A major concern for many patients with lipedema is what will happen to the skin if they lose some weight or undergo extensive 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He worked as a specialist-deputy director at the Braunschweig Clinic (specializing in breast reconstruction after cancer and cosmetic surgery). He also participated in scientific research and completed his doctoral thesis (Dr. Med.) at the Magdeburg Clinic.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u039c\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac \u039a\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 Lipedema Treatment The treatment of lipedema aims to improve both the aesthetic appearance and the functional problems it causes, ensuring a better quality of life for the patient. In advanced cases of lipedema\u2014when conservative treatment is no longer sufficient\u2014the only effective approach is therapeutic liposuction, with the most effective techniques being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20585,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"surgeries-categories":[180],"class_list":["post-20578","surgeries","type-surgeries","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","surgeries-categories-body-contouring"],"meta_box":{"itr_quick_info_text":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238561790 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238561790 BCX0\">Lipedema treatment<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238561790 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238561790 BCX0\"> targets both cosmetic appearance and the functional problems it causes, securing a better quality of life for the patient. 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