Liposuction (a literature review)

In dercum’s disease, Hansson et al. suggested liposuction may alleviate pain; however, it was difficult to determine whether this was due to the actual surgery or to other factors, according to EL-Khatib. De Silva and Earley used liposuction in two dercum’s patients and recommended the treatment as it had a low morbidity and was well-tolerated in elderly patients.

Treatment of this condition is usually targeted on pain relief rather than lipoma removal. El-Khatib reported a lack of scientific data for treatment or prevention of dercum’s disease.

http://www.parjournal.net/text.asp?2015/2/1/1/149362

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