Lipedema

Lipedema is a connective tissue disorder that causes disproportionate fat tissue deposition usually from hips to ankles or hips to knees. Lipedema is not lymphedema but often coincide because lipedema can cause stress on the lymphatic leading to a condition called lipo-lymphedema. Lipedema almost exclusively occurs in individuals assigned female at birth.

Lipedema tissue cannot be decreased by utilizing conservative strategies such as compression, exercise, skin care, ect. The only way to remove the diseased tissue is through surgery which has a very high success rate but is often not covered by insurance. Rowen has worked with many patients after lipedema removal surgery and has seen great results from it.