Lipedema: diagnosis & therapy

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What is lipedema?

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Dear patients,
welcome to the Grafental Klinik Düsseldorf.
The disease of lipedema is a burden in the lives of most women. Not only physically, but also psychologically, a lot is demanded of the women. We know that!

Our medical claim: to offer our patients highly specialized medical lipedema treatment that meets the latest therapy standards.
Our vision: to treat the disease in the best possible way, but at the same time to create an environment in which you as a patient can feel understood and comfortable. A place of therapy, but also a place where you as a patient are heard and where everything is done with great empathy to bring back your quality of life.
Our comprehensive concept: state-of-the-art and interdisciplinary medicine meets gentle procedures. Within the scope of our treatment spectrum, consultation and therapy concept, especially in the area of lipedema treatment, we are able to offer a far-reaching system at the Grafental Klinik:

  • For the treatment of lipedema and fat tissue distribution disorders
  • For plastic and aesthetic surgery

We will accompany you from the moment of lipedema diagnosis throughout your entire treatment period – and for us, this does not end after an operation!
And we do everything for only one thing: for you and your new quality of life.

Sincerely,
Your team at the Grafental Klinik

Lipedema patients

Who we are:

Experts for conservative and surgical treatment methods of lipedema

  • Comprehensive diagnosis with laboratory diagnostics, pain analysis and ultrasound examination
  • Personal advice and support before and after the operation

  • Surgery planning adapted to your condition – from liposuction to tightening operations, autologous fat transplantation and corrective operations

Definition

What is lipedema?

“Lipedema is a fat distribution disorder. From the experts’ point of view, it is a chronic disease of the subcutaneous fatty tissue that exclusively affects women.”

Lipedema often begins with puberty and is characterized by an increase in body proportions, mainly on the arms and legs. Unfortunately, the development of lipedema is still largely unexplained.
Experts are critical of the term “lipedema” because there is often no edema (water retention) at the beginning. In the initial stage, it is a fat tissue proliferation with an unclear cause. Current studies and research show that the fatty tissue produces hormones irregularly and a change in the tissue causes inflammation of the fat cells, which in turn causes pain and a restriction of movement.
Pressure and touch pain as well as feelings of heaviness and tension caused by water retention are characteristic. These complaints intensify with prolonged standing or sitting. Affected persons are prone to bruising from even minor bumps or pressure. This is caused by the increased fragility of the small vessels.

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Our services

Which treatment methods are possible?

Water jet assisted liposuction

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Water-jet assisted liposuction (WAL) uses a fine but effective fan-shaped water jet that adapts to the patient’s connective tissue to loosen the pathologically altered fatty tissue and simultaneously suction it out. “The effects we achieve in this way are remarkable,” says Dr. med. Björn Krüger: “By removing the pathologically altered layer of tissue, we achieve an immediate change in proportions and a significant improvement in pain symptoms and mobility.”

Liposuction for breech hypertrophy and on the flanks, hips and abdomen

women with lipedema

In addition to liposuction for lipedema, the Grafental Klinik also performs liposuction for “breeches”, on the flanks or on the abdomen. Especially the well-known “breeches” do not necessarily have to be caused by lipedema. Also strong increase and hormonal predisposition can lead to the fact that your body puts on more fat in some places than in others without being painful. Exercise and special diets rarely help with weight loss in certain areas of the body. Liposuction of the corresponding areas can help. Unlike liposuction for lipedema, with classic liposuction you can see the first results after a short time.

Lipofilling is the transplantation of autologous fat to specific areas of the body. At the Grafental Klinik we offer this technique mainly for the injection of scars for example. However, we can also perform breast augmentation using autologous fat transplantation. Lipofilling returns volume to the treated body regions where it is needed. While there are no studies yet on the use of the fat in lipedema, we do not recommend transplantation in the face or breast due to the evidence of inflamed fat cells and therefore do not perform the procedure in lipedema patients.

Autologous fat has several advantages over artificial agents: The body’s own fat is usually available in every patient and can be gently removed and prepared by our doctor. When injected, there is no risk of rejection or allergic reaction. Nodule formation is also avoided. This is because your body “knows” the fat and will therefore not reject it as a foreign body. The use of the body’s own cells leads to the regrowth of a large part of the implanted cells into the new body environment.

After severe weight reduction, whether by liposuction or weight loss, many people suffer from the excess skin left behind. Age, pregnancies or genes can also be reasons for excess skin that cannot be reduced by dieting and sport. Therefore, we offer tightening operations of the arms and legs (extremities). Especially after liposuction for lipedema, patients suffer from excess skin. This sometimes reminds them of the painful disease and can additionally be perceived as annoying in everyday life. For this reason, we also perform tightening operations at the Grafental Clinic in order to be able to offer our patients comprehensive care from a single source.

We often receive inquiries from women who are not satisfied with the results of liposuction they had performed at another clinic. The expectations were not met and the women lack confidence in the doctor who treated them before. They would like to have the correction performed by another surgeon. That is why we offer corrective surgery. Are you interested in correction and would like to learn more? During the preliminary consultations we will advise you, talk about your wishes and plan the corrections to be made. Together with our expert team we will help you achieve the desired result.

Lypomatosis is the increase of fatty tissue (adipose tissue hyperplasia) in certain parts of the body. Lypomatosis should not be confused with the increase of fatty tissue in lipedema. The causes of lipomatosis are not exactly clear, metabolic disorders are suspected as triggers. However, other diseases also interact with lipomatosis. Fatty tissue hyperplasia can have many causes and should be diagnosed by specialists before removal. It is important to note: lipomatosis can recur if it is not treated correctly. We perform liposuction at the Grafental Klinik using the WAL technique. Depending on the area and the amount of fat to be removed, the operation can be performed as an outpatient or inpatient treatment.

Specialist Roschan Loghmanieh

As a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery, Roschan Loghmanieh offers our patients a detailed consultation and customized treatment. In addition to liposuction, a treatment plan is drawn up that also takes into account the improvement of your symptoms after surgery. As a specialist in body contouring surgery, Roschan Loghmanieh addresses both the complaints and the aesthetic requirements of our patients and discusses the desired result in great detail during an extensive consultation.

“I was treated by Dr. Loghmanieh and can recommend him unconditionally. He is empathetic and competent. From making the appointment to the final consultation, everything was great.“

Experience and Reliability

Benefits of our clinic

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Long-time experience

Longstanding and experienced specialist in plastic and aesthetic as well as lipedema surgery

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Comprehensive approach

We understand lipedema for what it is – a chronic disease and we treat it comprehensively

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Competent partners

We offer an excellent network structure and more than 20 specialist centers through our location in the Medical Center Düsseldorf.

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Comprehensive advice

We advise you in all matters and support you on your new path

Inviting atmosphere

We offer rooms that invite you to relax in single or double room with a variety of dishes

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We try to make your stay in our clinic as pleasant as possible. Therefore we offer our patients modern and inviting rooms, that create a feeling of comfort rather than a typical clinical atmosphere.

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How to reach us?

Way to your personal appointment

You will find us in Düsseldorf at the address: Luise-Rainer-Straße 6 – 10 in the eastern part of the city between the city district 2, Flingern Nord and Gerresheim. We are conveniently located and can be reached quickly by car as well as by public transport.
Would you like more information or an appointment for a non-binding consultation? Then simply call us at +49 211 4477 2400 or write to us at info@grafental-klinik.de.

Route description

Informations for your visit

Whether from the A52, the A44 or the A57: Depending on the traffic, it is only a 10 to 20 minute drive to the Grafental Klinik in the Medical Center.

Parking is completely uncomplicated: Use the large multi-storey car park within the Medical Center.

When you enter Luise-Rainer-Straße from Grafenberger Allee, the entrance to the parking garage is at the end of Luise-Rainer-Straße on the left-hand side, just before you reach the roundabout.

The visitor parking spaces are signposted. Then follow the signs to the elevators that will take you to the Medical Center.

Please note: You can only pay for your parking ticket in cash – payment by card is not possible. The parking machine is located on the ground floor by the reception / information desk (rear).

The underground station closest to Grafental Klinik is “Schlüterstraße / Arbeitsagentur”, which you can reach with the Rheinbahn U72, U73 or U83. From there you can walk to the Medical Center in about 5 minutes (approx. 400 m).

Düsseldorf Airport is also very suitable with its central location and is not far from our clinic, about 15 minutes by taxi

The reception of the Grafental Klinik is on the fourth floor in the Luisenkrankenhaus. The office hours and the ward are also located there. You can reach us barrier-free with the elevator or the stairwell. If you have any questions, the reception at the Medical Center on the ground floor will be happy to help.

There is a small café in the entrance area of ​​the Medical Center for the waiting time of your relatives or to strengthen you and your visitors.