Love and Lipedema Awareness

Understanding lipedema and how to care for your body is very empowering. LALA wants to help cultivate self love and community in this journey.

Lipedema Symptoms and Signs

  • Stubborn fat you cannot lose with diet or exercise

  • “Cankles”, wrist and/or ankle cuffs, “tree trunk legs”

  • Arms and/or legs that feel doughy (early stages)

  • Lumps and bumps under your skin (like sand, grains rice, grapes, or bigger)

  • Parts of your body do not change size when you lose weight

  • Piezogenic papules

  • Symptoms worsen during hormonal changes, like menstruation or menopause

  • Pain and fatigue without any known cause

  • Drastic weight change at puberty

  • Drastic weight change after birth control

  • Flexible Joints

  • Fat that is painful to the touch or with pressure (child or pet sits on lap)

  • Heaviness in limbs

  • Soft skin and mystery bruises

  • Varicose veins or spider veins

  • Fatty areas that are cold to the touch

  • Swelling that doesn’t go away with elevation

  • Fat pads at the knee

  • Drastic weight change after pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding

  • Drastic weight change after hysterectomy or menopause

Examples of Different Types and Stages of Lipedema

  • stage 1 lipedema legs
  • lipedema legs
  • legs with lipedema
  • stage 2 lipedema legs
  • stage 3 lipedema legs
  • lipedema legs
  • stage 3 lipedema legs
  • lipolymphedema legs
  • lipedema trunk, butt shelf, and legs
  • lipedema arms
  • stage 3 arm with lipedema and bruise

Information

Although Lipedema was discovered in 1940, there is still a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding regarding the disease. Learn what Lipedema is, get answers to frequently asked questions about Lipedema, and learn about conservative treatments and comorbidities of Lipedema.

Awareness

Raising awareness around Lipedema is incredibly important. Lipedema is actually common, but extremely underdiagnosed. Find information about Lipedema to share with your medical providers, conference dates, and Lipedema Awareness shirts and stickers.

Resources

Finding a doctor, treatment, or community for support in your lipedema journey can be very challenging. LALA is here to help. Find informative lipedema websites, social media pages and communities, and Lipedema provider and surgeon directories.