Tummy Tuck for Lipedema

Patient

Age:: undisclosed
Gender:: Female
Ethnicity:: Undisclosed
Height:: Undisclosed
Weight:: Undisclosed
Gallery:: 77725

Procedure

Profile

**Dr. Jaime S. Schwartz**
Plastic Surgeon
310-882-5454

Procedure Details

This patient came to us in the advanced stages of lipedema, a condition where excess fat accumulates in the lower body and forms painful nodules. Lipedema does not respond to diet and exercise leaving surgical intervention as the only treatment. Prior to seeing us, this patient had received multiple misdiagnoses from specialists unfamiliar with the unique condition. The onset of her lipedema originated in her lower extremities and progressively spread to her midsection. Because of the nodular nature of lipedemous fat, the stomach develops heavy folds of excess skin that hinder the patient’s day-to-day functionality. Dr. Schwartz performed a tummy tuck for lipedema to target this patient’s specific needs. As a lipedema specialist, Dr. Schartz developed Manual Lipedema Extraction™, a comprehensive approach that fuses traditional liposuction with manual extraction of the nodules that are too large to be picked up by the liposuction cannula. These photos are taken at 6 months post-op, and is pain-free in her abdomen, and has resumed normal activities.