Study finds liposuction reduces lipedema pain more than conservative treatment
Source Summary
A randomized controlled multicenter clinical trial published in The Lancet compared liposuction with conservative therapy for lipedema treatment. The study provides the first large-scale, multicenter evidence base for surgical treatment of lipedema, finding that liposuction reduces pain more effectively than conservative approaches.
Why it matters
This is the first large-scale multicenter evidence base demonstrating that surgical treatment of lipedema is more effective than conservative therapy for pain reduction.
