The LWA Delphi consensus: 59 statements on lipedema
How 71 experts from 19 countries agreed on 59 statements about lipedema, what the eight domains cover and how the consensus sits beside other guidelines.
News and knowledge on lipedema
Research, congress reports and patient information from the alliance. Every article lists its sources.
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Research
Diagnosis
Lipedema, lymphedema or obesity? How clinicians tell them apart
Lipedema is often mistaken for obesity or lymphedema. Which signs clinicians look at, why BMI misleads and what lipo-lymphedema and lipohypertrophy mean.
Congress
Rome 2025: what the second Lipedema World Congress showed
A summary of the official report on the Lipedema World Congress in Rome, 5 to 8 November 2025: topics, open questions and the first LWA General Assembly.
For patients
Five common myths about lipedema, and what the evidence says
Is lipedema just obesity? Does it always get worse? Five widespread myths about lipedema, and what guidelines, reviews and the LWA consensus actually say.
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