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Once diagnosed, patients wonder if lipoedema will continue to worsen. The answer is, yes, it often does without management. It is typically a progressive condition and may become more severe with symptoms growing worse as time passes.

Lipoedema can be a debilitating disease, causing physical pain, reduced mobility, and psychological distress. They say prevention is better than a cure and while there is no cure for lipoedema, the disease can be managed, and early intervention is key to preventing or limiting the symptoms that intrude on normal life.

Lipoedema treatment and management can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. Lipoedema is a fat disorder that causes fat cells to disproportionately build up in the legs, thighs, buttocks (and sometimes arms).

A connection between lipoedema and varicose veins is plausible. Although a link is not yet well defined in research, they are at least regularly identified together. In today’s blog, let’s look at the possible links and how it affects lipoedema treatment.

Using liposuction to treat lipoedema gives patients a longed-for answer to the symptoms of this condition. There is no cure for lipoedema, but treatments can relieve symptoms. Liposuction surgery gives lipoedema sufferers a chance to reclaim their lives without the repercussions of the condition getting in the way.

Lipoedema is a chronic, incurable disease that can have a significant impact on patients’ wellbeing, both physically and psychologically. In fact, some people can be so severely restricted by the condition that they eventually become homebound.

With any form of cosmetic procedure like liposuction, the nature of the anaesthesia used is an important and serious matter.

Cosmetic procedures, as with any form of operation, are not without the risk of complications. Therefore, if you’re considering receiving any form of cosmetic surgery, you should learn about the procedure and educate yourself on the associated risks, as well as how to minimise those risks.

Dr Peter Paraskevas was again proud to represent the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery (ACCS) at the Liposuction Advanced Workshop over the weekend.

Dr Peter Paraskevas was proud to present at the annual Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery Liposuction Basic Workshop recently.

It is no secret that rapid weight loss often results in a noticeable amount of loose skin. Consequently, one might be led to believe that liposuction would also result in this phenomenon.

Lipoedema (or lipodema) and lymphedema are two medical conditions that are often mistaken for one another. Although similar in name, these two conditions impact the body in significantly different ways.

Everyone wants to be the best version of themselves that they can be. It’s only natural. However, one of the most common requests we hear at our surgery is: “Take it all out, Doc! I don’t want any fat left behind,”

The word “cankle” became widespread in pop culture when Jason Alexander’s character in the movie Shallow Hal used the term to describe an overweight women’s lower leg.

Stomach fat is often regarded as unhealthy, yet many women who are otherwise perfectly healthy have excess abdominal fat and find it almost impossible to shift.

State Government issues important changes to regulations surrounding day procedure centres for cosmetic surgeries such as liposuction in Victoria.

If you’re experiencing signs of ageing on your face or neck and looking for a non-invasive alternative to a traditional surgical facelift, you have probably heard of a procedure called the Silhouette Soft thread lift.

What are cankles? If your ankles are swollen, overlarge, or seem to merge with your calves rather than being clearly defined, you may know them as ‘cankles‘.

At first it sounds like the perfect plan – a quick and cheap holiday to a nearby country and enjoying a cocktail while you relax by the poolside, recovering from your liposuction.