{"id":21384,"date":"2024-11-27T13:43:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T13:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/%category_slug%\/lipedema-therapy\/conservative-management\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:45:49","slug":"conservative-management","status":"publish","type":"surgeries","link":"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/conservative-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21384\" class=\"elementor elementor-21384 elementor-18437\" data-elementor-post-type=\"surgeries\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4074788 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4074788\" 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-bd8e5f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-itr-image-box\" data-id=\"bd8e5f0\" 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\"><p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"694\"><strong>Conservative treatment of lipedema<\/strong> usually focuses on lifestyle and dietary changes in order to improve lipid levels in the female body. Unfortunately, <strong>lipedema<\/strong> is an inherited, chronic, and progressive condition that <strong>cannot be reversed on its own<\/strong>. The only real defense women with lipedema have is maintaining a very low body weight.<\/p><p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"1130\">However, when body weight increases\u2014due to poor eating habits, lack of exercise, stress, or hormonal changes\u2014lipedema can worsen dramatically, creating a vicious cycle that is extremely difficult to manage without medical intervention. It is very important to consult your doctor before starting any conservative lipedema treatment or making lifestyle changes so that you receive personalized advice based on your medical condition.<\/p><\/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-ecacae2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecacae2\" 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=\"1033\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-768x1033.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-1522x2048.jpg 1522w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-1320x1776.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454-600x807.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-olha-ruskykh-6954445-scaled-e1753442638454.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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ae9d1 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73ae9d1\" 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-a5619ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5619ae\" 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=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-1024x358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-1536x538.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-2048x717.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-1320x462.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-diana-trivia-300284210-13520155-scaled-e1753442695498-600x210.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-2ea255f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea255f\" 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-e601d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e601d8d\" 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\">Conservative Lipedema Treatment: A Modern Therapeutic Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d269f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30d269f\" 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>The modern therapeutic approach to lipedema consists of three key pillars:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Weight loss<br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lymphatic decongestion<br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Removal of lipedema fat\n<p><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This therapeutic strategy is always tailored to each individual patient. Each step complements the other so that the desired result is achieved: the reduction or elimination of lipedema from the body. <strong>The order of each therapeutic protocol <\/strong>in conservative lipedema treatment <strong>is not fixed <\/strong>and depends on personal needs.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, weight loss should come before liposuction\u2014especially if BMI is above 35. However, this is not absolute, and in some cases, weight loss may follow liposuction.<\/p>\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-f1cf964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1cf964\" 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=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conservative-Lipedema-Treatment_-A-Modern-Therapeutic-Approach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conservative-Lipedema-Treatment_-A-Modern-Therapeutic-Approach.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conservative-Lipedema-Treatment_-A-Modern-Therapeutic-Approach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conservative-Lipedema-Treatment_-A-Modern-Therapeutic-Approach-600x338.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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f695626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f695626\" 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\">Increased Weight in Patients with Lipedema<br>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765406e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765406e\" 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>The severity of lipedema is undeniably linked to overall body weight, and in practice, weight loss is the only non-surgical way to improve the condition. However, it must be noted that <strong>high body weight is not the cause of lipedema<\/strong>. Even after weight loss, lipedema does not disappear.<\/p><p>The greatest difficulty for patients with <a href=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/epemvaseis-swmatos\/%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%bb%ce%b9%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%b4%ce%ae%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%82\/\">lipedema <\/a>is that a vicious cycle often develops: lipedema makes losing weight extremely difficult, excess weight worsens lipedema, and the psychological burden of unsuccessful weight loss leads to discouragement and resignation.<\/p><p>It is essential to understand how body weight affects lipedema. <strong>Fat cells in the body multiply very slowly<\/strong>, and their number remains relatively stable throughout life. When we gain weight, the number of fat cells does not increase, but their size does.<\/p><p>In lipedema, fat cells change in size but not in number. They become abnormally enlarged, eventually losing their normal structure and behaving differently compared to healthy fat cells.<\/p><p>Therefore, since increased body weight causes changes in fat cells similar to those caused by lipedema, it is clear that patients with lipedema are <strong>further burdened by excess weight<\/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-36dacd7 e-con-full itr-surgery-cta e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36dacd7\" 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-3fda904 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fda904\" 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-13083c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13083c3\" 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\">Enhance your silhouette as 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-7ab5c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab5c8a\" 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\">Lipedema treatment focuses on body harmony\u2014without pain, swelling, or unnecessary exhaustion.<\/p>\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-4183b85 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4183b85\" 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-a5a25a1 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5a25a1\" 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-2c094a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c094a7\" 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=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-1024x507.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-1536x760.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-1320x653.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507-600x297.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-173739006-11603313-scaled-e1753442806507.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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e687b e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88e687b\" 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-a94b761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94b761\" 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\">Conservative Lipedema Treatment: Weight Loss Methods and Challenges<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746a7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746a7aa\" 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>Absolute body weight does not always reflect the severity of lipedema<\/strong>. Some patients with normal weight may have stage 2 or 3 lipedema, while some overweight women may only have stage 1 or mild stage 2 lipedema. However, at stage 4 lipedema, also called lipo-lymphedema, obesity is almost always present.<\/p><p>Patients with lipedema often struggle to lose weight. The numbers on the scale may partly reflect fluid retention caused by lipedema, but this is an oversimplification.<\/p><p>In reality, lipedema is considered a metabolic disease, similar to diabetes, affecting fat tissue. Fat cells become deregulated and grow uncontrollably. Although the exact mechanism is not yet fully understood, <strong>hormonal or growth factors are suspected to play a role in the changes observed in fat tissue.<\/strong><\/p><p>Weight loss is therefore extremely difficult, and even with strict diets, lipedema often persists despite a reduction in overall body weight. In practice, we observe that once a patient\u2019s body weight has exceeded a certain point, it becomes almost impossible to return to normal levels. Even if some weight is lost, the severity of lipedema usually remains the same. This means that excess weight may trigger irreversible worsening of lipedema that unfortunately becomes chronic.<\/p><p><strong>Weight loss options for patients with lipedema <\/strong>include:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Physical exercise<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-nutrition\/\">Diet<\/a><\/li><li>Management of metabolic disorders<\/li><li>Bariatric surgery<\/li><\/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-fe34504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe34504\" 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\">Physical Exercise and Lipedema<br>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122ff33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"122ff33\" 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>Physical activity <\/strong>is an excellent conservative lipedema treatment for anyone wishing to lose weight, and it plays a key role in patients with lipedema. For women with relatively normal body weight and stage 1\u20132 lipedema, regular aerobic and anaerobic exercise helps maintain a low weight and boosts metabolism. For many patients, regular training also provides psychological support, as it helps them keep a sculpted body and not let lipedema dominate their appearance.<\/p><p>In cases of <a href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/lipedema-and-obesity\/\">obesity, <\/a>where lipedema is at stage 2\u20133, physical activity becomes more difficult. <strong>Lipedema causes pain, heaviness in the legs, and swelling<\/strong>, making exercise harder.<\/p><p>Patients who continue gaining weight face additional problems such as lipedema around the knees, reduced mobility, and even difficulty walking. For this reason, it is often unrealistic to expect patients with advanced lipedema to lose weight through exercise, as physical activity\u2014even walking\u2014may be technically impossible.<\/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-769b41c e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"769b41c\" 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-3944363 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3944363\" 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-eb8b574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb8b574\" 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-5edf311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5edf311\" 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>With FaceTouchUp, you can see for free <strong>how your body may look after lipedema<\/strong> correction\u2014simply by uploading a photo. Explore the before-and-after results easily and quickly, <strong>before making any decision.<\/strong> <\/p>\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-427e1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"427e1fe\" 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 what you'd look like next!<\/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-6fc054e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fc054e\" 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-a51bb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a51bb31\" 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\/2022\/12\/drpapaioannou-simulator.png-1024x555.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26899\" alt=\"Facetouchup simulator - 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To maximize fat burning, heart rate should be monitored and maintained between 110\u2013140 beats per minute. <\/p>\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-c2a12f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2a12f0\" 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>Walking is healthy but less effective than brisk walking or running. <strong>However, because patients with lipedema often struggle to walk<\/strong>\u2014let alone run\u2014we recommend low-impact exercise such as stationary cycling, elliptical training, or rowing machines as the most suitable forms of exercise for conservative lipedema treatment. <\/p>\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-8497467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8497467\" 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=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-1024x337.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-1536x505.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-1320x434.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849-600x197.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drpapaioannou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-alina-kurson-80193566-8731961-1-scaled-e1753437726849.jpg 1698w\" 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-109cdca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"109cdca\" 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\">Symptomatic Treatment of Lipedema<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec3b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ec3b79\" 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>It is not yet clear whether blood vessels and lymphatic vessels are primarily responsible for lipedema, or whether it is the fat itself that is pathological and secondarily affects the vessels, or whether it is a combination of both. Several theories exist, but none have been conclusively proven by medical studies. The only certainty about lipedema is that nothing is certain.<\/p><p><strong>Until the pathophysiology and exact causes of lipedema are better understood, treatment remains symptomatic<\/strong>. The aim is to reduce the abnormal fat tissue and minimize fluid accumulation in the limbs through methods such as <strong><a href=\"\/en\/body-contouring\/lipedema-therapy\/after-liposuction-for-lipedema\/\">liposuction for lipedema.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Our specialized clinic provides all the information you need about lipedema and its treatments. <strong>Lipedema specialist <\/strong>and <a href=\"\/en\">plastic surgeon <\/a>Dr. Prodromos Papaioannou is here to support you with everything you may need. Contact us for any questions!<\/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-18eae2c e-grid it-lipoidimata-end-grid e-ecs-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18eae2c\" 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-7a53f4a e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a53f4a\" 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-7b35463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b35463\" 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\">Self-Diagnosis 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-31c9e06 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c9e06\" 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>Self-diagnosis of lipedema<\/strong> can prove to be particularly useful.<\/p>\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-74ba847 elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74ba847\" 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-f6fe6d6 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6fe6d6\" 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-98ed883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98ed883\" 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 Nutrition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9777f7f it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9777f7f\" 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>The <strong>role of nutrition in lipedema<\/strong> is very important, as certain foods significantly affect both the progression and treatment of the condition.<\/p>\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-5749c8b elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5749c8b\" 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-5575a12 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5575a12\" 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-2d62b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d62b65\" 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-6d95002 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d95002\" 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>Statistical data shows a correlation between <strong>lipedema and heredity.<\/strong><\/p>\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-22bb86c elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22bb86c\" 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-5025b63 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5025b63\" 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-3e35109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e35109\" 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-9c26d5e it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c26d5e\" 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 woman\u2019s hormonal profile and hormonal changes throughout her life play a major role in the onset of lipedema.<\/p>\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-1493476 elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1493476\" 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-fc6edce e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc6edce\" 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-ef419c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef419c0\" 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-db58119 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db58119\" 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>Body weight plays a significant role in the manifestation of lipedema, but in turn, lipedema often leads to difficulty in maintaining a healthy body weight.<\/p>\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-c69957e elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c69957e\" 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-e12e53f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e12e53f\" 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-8a82395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a82395\" 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-4eddf84 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eddf84\" 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 this day, liposuction remains the most recommended and widely accepted treatment for lipedema at any stage or extent.<\/p>\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-972fdea elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"972fdea\" 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-7daa274 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7daa274\" 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-c147b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c147b45\" 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 Management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3bb82 it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3bb82\" 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 usually focuses on lifestyle and dietary changes, aiming to improve lipid balance in the female body.<\/p>\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-088818c elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"088818c\" 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-eb7a6a9 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb7a6a9\" 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-8f5f2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5f2ad\" 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-f2ffa3d it-exclude-justify-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2ffa3d\" 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>Recovery after liposuction is a critical phase for the successful outcome of the procedure.<\/p>\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-eabe892 elementor-align-justify it-lipoidimata-end-grid__btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eabe892\" 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-69cf66e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69cf66e\" 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-4a04e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a04e79\" 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 Skin 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