Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a cirurgia: quanto custa, quais são os métodos, como é a recuperação, e mais — Em janeiro, eu fiz a lipoaspiração nas pernas para tratar lipedema, um transtorno do tecido adiposo que causa um crescimento desproporcional das células de gordura nos membros inferiores e, às vezes, superiores. No lipedema, as células de gordura são doentes, e não respondem à dieta ou exercício. Em geral, elas…

Por que continuamos a escutar “coma menos e faça mais exercícios” da mídia, nossos médicos, e até mesmo de amigos e família, quando comer demais nem sempre é o vilão? — Dê uma boa olhada na foto acima. Agora, deixa eu te fazer uma pergunta… Por que você acha que a mulher da foto está com sobrepeso? Imagino que você vai dizer algo como “ela come demais e é sedentária.” …

Why do we keep hearing “exercise more, eat less” from the media, our doctors, and even our friends and families, when overeating is not always the culprit? — Take a good look at the picture above. Now, let me ask you a question: Why do you think this woman is overweight? I believe you’ll probably say something like: “she eats too much and she doesn’t exercise enough.” …

Everything you need to know about the surgery: what are the costs, insurance coverage, recovery, methods, and more — Last January, I went through a leg liposuction procedure to treat lipedema, a fat disorder that causes an enlargement of the fat cells primarily on legs and arms. Because these are diseased fat cells, they don’t respond to diet or exercise, and only get bigger with time, creating fibrosis, causing…

Step by step for submitting pre-authorization and reimbursement claim to your health insurance provider in the United States — Other articles in this series Should I have liposuction for lipedema? How to choose the right plastic surgeon? How to prepare for liposuction? When I was diagnosed with lipedema, one of the first things my vascular doctor told me was that the only way to treat the disease effectively was…

Tips I learned when getting ready for my surgery. What to buy and to do to have a good and speedy recovery — Other articles in this series Should I have liposuction for lipedema? How to choose the right plastic surgeon? How to get lipedema surgery covered by health insurance In this series of articles, I’m writing about my own experience with liposuction for lipedema. …

The mistakes I made when choosing my lipedema surgeon; the questions I should’ve asked and what I’d have done differently — Other articles in this series Should I have liposuction for lipedema? How to get lipedema surgery covered by health insurance How to prepare for liposuction? It goes without saying that when considering any type of surgery, one should make sure to choose a good surgeon. For plastic surgery, you need…

What you should consider before deciding on having surgery — Other articles in this series How to choose the right plastic surgeon? How to prepare for liposuction? How to get lipedema surgery covered by health insurance Last year, I wrote an article here on Medium about getting diagnosed with lipedema (or lipoedema), a disease that’s also known as “painful fat…

Após passar mais de 15 anos tentando entender porque minhas pernas não emagreciam com dieta e exercícios, um diagnóstico médico revelou a causa — Acho que tinha uns 14 anos quando comecei a comparar meu corpo com o de outras mulheres. Com quase 1,70m e 58kg, meu corpo era parecido com o da maioria das meninas consideradas magras, mas só da cintura pra cima. …