Lipedema – A Devastating Disease too Often Overlooked
An excerpt by Dr. Thomas Wright for the Vein Magazine discussing lipedema and its diagnosis.
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FDRS Press Release
Dr. Wright will be speaking at the Fat Disorders Research Society Convention on April 28th, 2018 at the Double Tree Dallas, where he will shed light on various elements of Lipedema Disease. Difficulties in diagnosing the disorder, effects and causes
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Project: Genetic Risk Factors and Corresponding Mechanisms Underlying Lipedema
Lipedema is a painful and debilitating condition affecting approximately 10% of adult women. It is characterized by excessive and painful fat in gynoid areas (buttocks, hips, legs) and a relatively small waist circumference. By capitalizing on multiple complementary studies, we
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Column: The ‘Disease They Call Fat’ Misunderstood, Misdiagnosed
Koehrer is indeed struggling with extra weight. The additional pounds the 74-year-old Montgomery woman carries in her legs, thighs and midsection, however, are not the result of poor lifestyle choices but rather an incurable and chronically progressive disease that causes
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Mikel Ruffinelli Woman With The Largest Hip In The World
Mikel Ruffinelli is a woman born 43 years ago, at first she was a normal woman like most women, has a height of 5 feet 4 inches and weighs 180 pounds. But it changed drastically when she gave birth to
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Living With Lipedema
After receiving the diagnosis of Lipedema, all heads turn to the Internet for the glory answers of what, how, and the why. And of course, who else? You view minimal reporting from doctors and remind yourself, “That’s probably why my
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Kim Kardashian Does Not Have Lipedema
As a physician who diagnoses and treats lipedema, I was very concerned and disappointed in the misunderstandings and incorrect information put forward in recent National Enquirer magazine story, “Kim’s bubble butt is going to Burst”. Not only does this article’s
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