SCIENCE
The LipoClinic is committed to the intensive research of lipedema. It is particularly important to us that the environment and psychological conditions are also taken into account in the course of the therapy.
The 'WHO' and lipedema disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially included lipedema as a disease in its international classification in2017; it is listed in the currently valid ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) from E88.20 (stage I lipedema) to E88.28 (other or unspecified lipedema).
Standards of lipedema surgery
Publication of the surgical technique developed by our Doctor and the establishment of a therapy protocol, the so-called ‘Doctor protocol’‘. A short description of this protocol as well as a summary of our surgical standards can be found here.
Circulatory reactions after WAL for lipedema
In the period from 01/01/2012 to 31/03/2018, 1,000 surgeries were examined with regard to the postoperative circulatory response. Patients with lipedema stages I-III were treated. Lipo-decompression was performed according to our standardised surgical standards and evaluated, using an analogue scale. The evaluation of this study can be found here.
WAL technique for the treatment of lipedema
WAL technique using the presented treatment protocol is an efficient method of operative treatment of early-stage lipedema patients leading to a marked decrease in symptom severity and need for conservative treatment.
