There are conservative treatment options that can help alleviate the symptoms. These include compression and lymphatic drainage, but they must be continued over a lifetime. However, this will not stop or even cure the lipedema permanently.
For many patients, medical liposuction of the affected tissue is a beneficial treatment. Medically indicated liposuction, or liposuction for lipedema, is a procedure to remove excess pathological body fat that cannot be influenced by weight reduction.
The fat removed by the operation is permanently gone and will not come back to the operated areas. For many patients, this procedure can quickly relieve symptoms, especially if the abnormal fat is removed at an early stage to prevent chronic changes.