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Woman's Hour

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Lipodema - What Is It?

I had a condition called lipodemi, and i did a lot of research into this condition. Lipodema is predominantly women that get it - abnormal fat cells from the waist down. I'd been back and forth to doctors for many, many years. It could be treated with a liper suction treatment,. but slightly different Liper suction to the one that you would have for just cosmetic purposes. My legs looked massively better. But it doesn't die or exercise away. And it's very, very painful. Why was it so important to me to get what people would think as cosme surcery?

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