Lipedema is a pathology of adipose tissue that mainly affects women. Dr. Daniel J. Rodríguez Morales de los Ríos is the only specialist in the Canary Islands in this disease.
El lipoedema is a disease of fatty tissueAlso known as adipose tissue. Is he pathological progressive accumulation de fat cells mainly in the legs, although it can also occur in arms. The result of this disease is volume increaseTogether with different symptoms. Mostly the cases are given in of. There are no official data to confirm this, but experts in this disease estimate that between 4% and Present in several = 11% of the female sex worldwide have lipedema.
The problem with this disease is that many doctors they are unaware of its existence. they confuse this disease with other pathologies such as lymphedema or the obesity, despite the fact that it is a disease recognized by the WHO since 2018.
"At overweight and obesity there is a gain of overall volume. En el lipoedema, however, that gain is disproportionate in the members. This difference is perceived above all in the legs with respect to the trunk”. "Meanwhile he overweight and obesity No. produce pain, discomfort or continued heaviness; in it lipedema, yes, all these symptoms are suffered". They point out specialists in this pathology.
What are the causes of lipedema?
To this day, the causes that produce lipedema are not known for sure. However, the lines of investigation consider that it may be caused by another disease known as intestinal permeability. This disease occurs with the appearance of an inflammatory change in the intestinal microbiota. This inflammation causes cytokine substances go to bloodstream. Cytokine substances reach the fat cells and inflame more than its usual volume, up to ten times. that's when the body tries to repair this increase in volume producing more cells, with the purpose of distributing the fat among all of them.
Therefore, lipedema is the increase, both in size and number, of fat cells.
What are the symptoms of lipedema?
The symptoms of lipedema can be varied and even increase over time. Patients may experience:
- Dolores continuous and feeling of heaviness, would be the most common symptoms.
- Spirits
- Accumulation of fatty volume above the ankles and not below.
- volume increase and touch sensitivity.
- Appearance of bruises.
- fly calf pressure.
Are there preventive measures?
Today there is no specific prevention protocol, since the exact causes are still unknown. Follow a healthy lifestyle, with a good diet and sport can help to improve the disease to a small extent. Nevertheless, will not prevent the development of the disease. This can turn out to be frustrating for the patient, since he sees that his effort is not working.
What types of lipedema are there?
- Grade I: Fatty tissue and the surface of the skin is still normal, although small hardness and lumps can already be seen.
- Grade II: the surface of the skin begins to be hard and irregular as a result of the accumulation of fat cells.
- Grade III: nodules of different sizes can already be palpated, and the skin surface is deformed by fatty tissue.
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