Living with it
Compression garments for lipedema: a practical guide
The single most recommended conservative treatment, and the one most often bought wrong. Flat-knit versus circular, getting measured properly, and surviving it in a Gulf summer.
Measurements
Understanding lipedema
Why the scale lies to you — and what to measure instead
One number, four different things inside it, measured at the worst possible resolution. Here is what a bathroom scale can and cannot tell a woman with lipedema.
Care and clinicians
Getting a lipedema diagnosis: what the appointment is actually like
Lipedema is diagnosed by history and examination, which means the quality of the diagnosis depends heavily on what you bring into the room. Here is how to make that count.
Living with it
How to actually get compression garments on
Nobody tells you this part. A correctly prescribed garment that lives in a drawer because you cannot get it on is doing nothing at all, and the fix is technique rather than willpower.
Symptoms and diagnosis
The ankle cuff: the sign that ends most arguments
Tissue that stops dead above the ankle, with a normal foot underneath. It is the sign clinicians reach for first, and it is the easiest one to photograph.