Growing up, Allison Jacobs knew her body looked different. “I was always a thicker child, and it was confusing to my parents because I didn’t eat differently,” Jacobs, 41, of Tampa, Florida, tells ...

Lipedema is a chronic and often misdiagnosed condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While researchers are still working to fully understand the underlying causes and risk factors, recent ...

After losing 350 pounds, Jaqueline Adan often felt frustrated that her legs still looked so big. If she asked her doctors why, they told her to lose more weight. “I can’t be like ‘OK, body, now lose ...

Lipedema affects about 11% of cisgender women, according to the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Yet the condition remains wrapped in uncertainties. Despite significant ...

A 34-year-old woman presented to a hospital with an excessive accumulation of fat in the subcutaneous tissue of her legs. She said she had a long history of dealing with a "stubborn constitution" and ...

Lipedema is a chronic medical condition characterized by an unusual buildup of fatty tissue under your skin. It causes large amounts of hard, painful fat to accumulate in your lower body. It typically ...

According to the most recent medical research, approximately 10% of the global female population develop lipedema, a disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue.

Lipedema is a little-known but surprisingly common condition that causes fat to build up in the legs, thighs, and sometimes arms, often leaving people confused and frustrated. It mostly affects women ...

"Doctors would just fat shame me. They would just say you need to lose weight," said 69-year-old Marianne Klaczyinski, who believes she's been living with lipedema most of her life. She first started ...