What is Lipoedema? The condition affecting 1 in 10 women with symptoms mistaken for obesity
What is Lipoedema? The condition affecting 1 in 10 women with symptoms mistaken for obesity - Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has spoken about her experience with the condition that can leave suffe ...
'I discovered my fat build-up condition after a Love Islander had it'
Lipoedema causes fat to abnormally build-up mainly in the hips, buttocks and legs, leading to a disproportionate shape. The ...
St Oswald's patient suffering from painful chronic condition gets 'new lease of life'
A Newcastle woman is sharing how St Oswald's helped her manage life with a long-term condition this Lymphoedema Awareness ...
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'I spent my life savings on leg reduction surgery - my painful cankles were like tree trunks'
according to Lipoedema UK. Although, like Sophie, some patients have described their condition as worsening, or even beginning, at the same time that they began to use hormonal contraceptive methods.
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'I discovered my fat build-up condition after a Love Islander had it'
"It's absolutely infuriating that a treatable condition like this is ignored and that women are put on the scrap heap," said Lipoedema UK's head of research Dr Lesley Steinitz, who has a PhD in ...