Meet Roisin, a 27-year-old patient from Geelong, who was fortunate to learn of Lipoedema during her teen years, as it ran in her family. The... read more →
Meet Jessica, a 35-year-old wildlife biologist from Geelong, Victoria. Jessica believes most women that have Lipoedema, always know that something isn’t right. However, she says... read more →
Meet Mandy, a 57-year-old operations manager, from regional Victoria. Mandy says she first heard the term Lipoedema almost 30 years ago from a magazine article and... read more →
Although she is 65-years-old now, Sandra knew as a teenager that her legs were different to others girls. She recalls, “I had big thighs, hips and bum. My waist was... read more →
Meet Carla, a 36-year-old security company manager from Brisbane. Carla says she first heard about Lipoedema in 2020, after visiting her GP for the swelling and... read more →
Meet Kelly, a 48-year-old patient from Sydney. Kelly says she first heard about Lipoedema in 2017, through ‘pure frustration’ after feeling ‘at her wits end’... read more →
Meet Kristy, a thirty-one-year-old patient from Queensland, who says she first heard about Lipoedema from a fitness influencer on Instagram in 2021. “When I heard her explain her symptoms,... read more →
Misty is a sixty-one-year-old retired nurse who was first made aware of her changing legs in her early teens. After her mother poked her legs and told her she was... read more →
Leisa says she only became aware of Lipoedema for the first time five years ago, once she was diagnosed. She says it was a relief in a way to... read more →
Justine is a fifty-two-year-old patient from Queensland, who says the purpose of sharing her story is to raise awareness and possibly help someone else. Justine says she struggled with her... read more →
Elise is a thirty-four-year-old patient from Canberra. She says she first suspected she may have Lipoedema after friend shared an article on Facebook in 2017, and several friends commented that they... read more →
Meet Sally, a thirty-five-year-old patient from Queensland. Sally says she was told by countless doctors for years that she was ‘just fat’ and needed to ‘eat less and exercise... read more →
Meet Jillian, a sixty-two-year-old patient from Queensland. Jillian says she first noticed her legs were different during her teenage years. “I became self-conscious of my body and my ‘tree trunk’... read more →
This fifty-six-year-old patient from Queensland underwent Lipoedema-Extraction surgery in April 2021. 6.2 Litres of diseased fat was removed from the patient’s lower legs by Dr Lekich using a Lymph Sparing... read more →
This fifty-three-year-old patient from New South Wales underwent Lipoedema-Extraction surgery of the lower legs in February 2021. Using a Lymph sparing technique, developed in Germany by Dr Heck, the surgery resulted... read more →
This sixty-six-year-old patient from Canberra first suspected she may have Lipoedema while on a cruise in 2015. A staff member from the spa noticed her ankles and let her know what... read more →
Amanda says she felt different her whole life and has been self-conscious about her legs since the age of twelve. Although she lives in a warm climate, she almost always... read more →
This 61 year old patient says her Lipoedema journey began when she was a teenager. Although a very active teen, her ‘pear’ shape never changed - thin at the top... read more →
Delena is a fifty-year-old patient from Queensland. Delena underwent her first surgery with Dr Lekich in December 2020, with 7.5 Litres of diseased fat being removed from her lower legs, which... read more →
Kerrie believes she may have had Lipoedema, without knowing, as early as thirty years ago. For over twenty years doctors told her to simply ‘lose weight’. Most recently it... read more →