At the beginning of the 2000s, Dr. Falk-Christian  first came into contact with a previously unknown disease – lipedema. The clinical picture of the affected women was met with neither acceptance nor understanding by the doctors. Even today, in many cases lipedema is still misdiagnosed as overweight or obesity (adiposity). The disease often remains undetected for a long time. Those affected suffer from shame, self-reproach and frustration.

As an experienced surgeon, Doctor developed a completely new and sustainably effective surgical method, the lipedema surgery (lipo-decompression), which