Understanding lipedema
Why the scale lies to you — and what to measure instead
One number, four different things inside it, measured at the worst possible resolution. Here is what a bathroom scale can and cannot tell a woman with lipedema.
Understanding lipedema
What the condition is, how it is recognised, and what separates it from the things it is constantly mistaken for.
Understanding lipedema
Lipedema or obesity? Why the difference matters so much
They can look alike from the outside and they behave nothing alike underneath. This is the confusion that gets women dismissed, and these are the differences that separate them.
Understanding lipedema
What is lipedema? A plain-language explanation
A chronic disorder of fat tissue that affects women almost exclusively — symmetrical, painful to the touch, and stubbornly unmoved by dieting. Here is what is actually happening.