updated on 16 of september

LIPEDEMA WORLD CONGRESS
Rome, 5-6-7-8 November 2025

 

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Aula Magna San Giovanni Battista Hospital

10.00 – 12.30 Live and recorded Surgery

• 00 Ghods Mojtaba: The Potsdam experience
• 20 Hersant Barbara: French experience
• 40 Bruno Agostino: PAL experience
• 00 Vaia Nicola: WAL experience
• 20 Wright Thomas: US experience
• 40 Other surgical solutions
• 00 Panel Discussion

13.00 – 14.00 Break

 

14.00 17.30

Patient associations in comparison: how to share experiences in the common interest

Panel Discussion:

Patient associations from all over the world will share their experiences with healthcare professionals

 

 

Thursday 6 November 2025

Fiera di Roma – Pavilion 10 07.00-08.00Registration

Presentation of sessions and speakers by Stephanie Süß

 

8.00 Key Lecture

LWA on the road to share its experiences and mission Sandro Michelini

 

8.15-11.00     Session 1 BasicSciences

Chairs: Karen Luise Herbst, Saverio Cinti, Tim Schulz

08.15 Lipedema UK

The difficult, but pleasant relationship between patient and health worker

Kate Forster (UK)

 

08.25 Saverio Cinti, Sandro Michelini, Stefania Greco, Nicola Vaia, Valeria Puleo, Pamela Pellegrino, Antonio Giordano, Serena Michelini, Herbst Karen, Gaia Goteri, Sergio Castorina, PasquapinaCiarmela (Italy)

Endothelial cell alterations in capillaries of adipose tissue from patients affected by lipedema

08.37 Matteo Bertelli, Sandro Michelini, Paolo Maltese, Serena Michelini (Italy)

Genetics in Lipedema

08.49 Meyer P.

Genetic Analysis of Adipose Tissue from Patients with Lipedema

09.01 Karen Herbst

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Lipedema

09.13 Sabrina Gohlke, Philipp Kruppa, Robin Upmeyer, Francisco Garcia, Mojtaba Ghods, Tim Schulz

Disease-Specific Alterations of Adipocyte Function in Lipedema

09.25 Erika Cione, Sandro Michelini, Nicola Vaia, Serena Michelini, Roberto Cannataro

Exploring lipedema tissue microRNAs

09.37 Katharina Morawitz

Extracellular Vesicles in Plasma and Lipoaspirates of Lipedema Patients and Healthy ControlIndividuals

09.49 Tara Karnezis, Nadeeka Bandara, Trung Nguyen, Matt Rittchie, Darren Creek, Karen Herbst, RyanLister, Marc G. Achen, and Ramin Shayan

Epigenetic Switch Controls in Lipedema Adipogenesis

10.01 Leon Straub (Germany)

Diagnostics through Multi-Omics Approaches and Serum-Based Predictive Modeling

10.13 Pamela Arielle Nono Nankam

Origin and development of lipedema: pathogenic mechanisms.

10.25 Marianne Steiner, Christian Schoefer, Elisabeth Russe, Anna Theresa Lipp, Hannel Bauer

Structural evidence for abnormal neoadipogenesis in lipedema adipose tissue

10.37 Jiqiu Wang, Yi Arial Zeng

Compound heterozygous PROC mutations cause lipedema in humans

10.49 Discussion

11.01-11.20 Coffee break

 

11.20 Key Lecture:

Eating disorders, hypothalamic inflammation and the satiety center in Lipedema

José Luis Simarro

 

11.35-13.00 Session 2

Epidemiology Clinical and instrumental Diagnosis

Chairs: Gyozo Szolnoki, Giovanni Scapagnini, Evangelos Dimakakos

11.35 AndLympha (M. Marquez)

How to defend ourselves against fake news

11.45 Kate Eddens, Kelli Ryckman, Chelsie Parker, Erin Ables

Descriptive Epidemiology of Women with Lipedema SNOMED codes in a Nationally RepresentativeUnited States Sample of Truveta Electronic Health Records Data

11.55 Győző Szolnoky, Jetta Szabó, Orsolya Ágnes Péter, Attila Nemes, Erika Griechisch, ZoltánRuzsa

Assessment of resting microcirculation in lipedema using laser doppler flowmetry

12.05 Roberto Cannataro

Local bioimpedance on the leg: a possible tool for diagnosis and differentiation of stages

12.15 Cestari Marina

Lipoedema, Lipohypertrophy and no-Lipedema Obesity: usefulness of three-dimensional tissueultrasound diagnostics

12.25 Andrade Mauro (BRA), st Paula Frederichi, Gustavo Patriani, Juliano Nadai, Ana Nadai, DiegoTorrico.

Comparison of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and bioimpedance data on regional distribution offat and lean mass in lipedema patients

12.35 Francesco Boccardo

Role of the Lymphatic System in Lipedema: Comparing Lymphoscintigraphy with Lymphangio-MR

12.45 Jean Paul Belgrado; V. Stoichkova; C. De Matos; V. Fuchs-Hecht-Ritter, M.Gyladi, H. Mandhui, M.Brandebourg, J. Malloizel (BE)

Lymphatic function in lipedema vs control group, ICG protocol and observations

12.55 Ramin Shayan

Not the root cause, but not to be forgotten: A pilot gene study, functional analysis and surgical proof-of-principle study of the lymphatic system in lipedema.

 

13.05-14.00 Lunch

14.00 Opening Ceremony

14.30 Key Lecture

Large-Volume Hybrid Liposuction for the Treatment of Lipedema – The Potsdam Concept

Mojtaba Ghods

 

14.50 – 17.05 Session 3 Surgical options: When, What and Why

Chairs: Ramin Shayan , Marcus Lehnhardt, David Amron

 

14.50 Abrali (Frederichi de Souza Paula)

To be or not to be: conservative treatment or surgery?

15.05 Erriquez Burgos de la Obra

1,000 Lipedema Surgeries a Year. Scaling Excellence: Clinical Insights and Lessons Learned from aHigh-Volume Specialized Surgical Team

15.17 Agostino Bruno

From Limbs to Abdomen: Rethinking the Spectrum of Lipedema

15.29 Barbra Hersant

Vaser in Lipedema surgical treatment

15.41 David Amron

Vital Perioperative Protocols in Lipedema Reduction Surgery

15.53 Ramin Sayan, Corrado Campisi, Charlotte Bendon, Aoife Herle, Nayan Bhindi, Zoe Campisi, TaraKarnezis

Not the root cause, but not to be forgotten: A pilot gene study, functional analysis and surgical proof-of-principle study of the lymphatic system in lipedema.

16.09 Jeremias Schmidt

Persistent lipedema after bariatric surgery – An interdisciplinary approach

16.21 Stefano Gentileschi

Plastic surgery on lipedema after bariatric surgery

16.33 Discussion

 

17.00 Keynote Lecture

Lipo-Lymphoedema: indications and role of minimally-invasive surgery

Corrado Cesare Campisi 17.15-17.40Coffee Break

17.40 Keynote Lecture

30 years of experience on diagnostics and therapy for lipedema

Manuel Cornely (VIDEO)

 

18.00 – 19.20 Session 4 Lipedema and comorbidities

Chair: Andrej Szuba, Antonio Mander, Gurusamy Manokaran

 

18.00 LIO Lipedema Italia Onlus Marilù Soro

18.10 Filippo Camerota, Claudia Celletti

Correlation between adipose tissue disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

 18.20 Nadai Juliano, (BRA), st Paula Frederichi, Gustavo Patriani, Camila Pacheco, Ana Nadai, DiegoTorrico, Camila Beltrame.

Thyroid Function in Women with Lipedema: Laboratory Analysis and Frequency of Alterations

18.30 Manuela Sciuscio

Lipedema and Leake Gut Syndrome

18.40 Elettra Fiengo, Andrea Sbarbati

Lipedema and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Implications of a SharedPathophysiology

18.50 Vincenza Cifarelli1Silvia, Gonzalez-Nienves, Jennifer Newman, Michelle Brennan, ThomasWright, Sandeep Dinsdha: Metabolic Regulation of Adipose Tissue Remodeling in

Women with Lipedema

19.00: Valentino Valeria

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Lipedema: Two Faces of Female Metabolic Imbalance

19.10Elena Vaquevo Ramaro

Prevalence of comorbidities associated with lipedema in Spanish women a comparative study with thegeneral population

 

19.20 Discussion

Friday 7 November 2025

Fiera di Roma Pavilion 10

Presentation of sessions and speakers by Stephanie Süß

 

08.30 Keynote Lecture 1:

Pros and cons of GLP-1 agonists

Nicholas Pennings

 

08.50 Keynote Lecture 2

Mapping the effectiveness and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonist Ziyad Al-Aly(Waiting answer)

 

09.10 – 10.40 Session 5 – Panel Discussion on GLP-1

Chairs: Sandro Michelini, Nicholas Pennings, Thomas Wright

 

Expert panel:

Introduction by Thomas Wright

GLP-1 Agonist as a possible pharmacologic treatment for Lipedema

Gabriele Faerber Roberto Cannataro José Luis Simarro Leopold CobosSalinas

 Impact of semaglutide on lipedema patient quality of life measures

Virginia Ziulu

Paula Frederichi de Souza (BRA)

Evaluation of the Effects of Tirzepatide on Body Composition in Women with Lipedema

Jesse Cochrane

Quality of life and symptomatic improvement for people with lipedema using GLP1 ra medication: asurvey of over 2500 participants

 

10.40 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 Keynote Lecture

LWA position paper about Lipedema: Results of a Delphi method study

Philipp Kruppa

 

11.20 – 13.00 Session 6: Guidelines and position paper

Chairs: Gabriele Faerber, Rachelle Crescenzi, Philipp Kruppa

 

11.20 American Lipedema Association (Susan O’Hara)

Role of patient associations in drafting consent documents

11.30 Gabriele Faerber

German Guidelines and welfare results

11.42 Karen Herbs

The USA Standards of care

11.54 Philipp Kruppa

Which are still the main points of contention today

12.06 Isabel Forner Cordero: Consensus documents compared

 

12.18 Discussion

 

12.40 Keynote Lecture

Diagnostic and therapeutical global approach to Lipedema patient

Karen Louise Herbst

 

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 Keynote Lecture

Fascia modulation in Lipedema after MLD/pump treatment

Emily Iker

 

14.15 – 16.00 Session 7: Physical treatment

Chairs: Isabel Forner Cordero, Emily Iker, Chistine Moffat

 

14.15 Lipoedema Support Network Ireland (Mona Wise)

My experience with lipedema, the current lipedema care in my country and what has changed sincethe Potsdam Congress?

14.25 Miria Sobrinho

Ozone Therapy in Lipedema: Beyond Aesthetics and Toward Effective Pain Management

14.35 Isabel Forner Cordero

Safety and efficacy of compression garments in the treatment of lipedema. A systematic review

14.45 Paula Frederichi De Souza

Impact of Flat-Knit Compression Stockings on Pain Perception in Patients with Type III Lipedema: AProspective Analysis of 507 Cases

14.55 Antonio Mander

Lipedema: ultrasound evaluation and clinical and therapeutic correlations

15.05 Ledda Perez

Conservative therapy in lipedema: anatomical and symptomatic changes at 10 sessions

15.15 Nicola Vaia, Sandro Michelini, Leonardo Caputi, Serena Michelini

Relative Lower Limb Strength Bef and After Decompression Surgery in Lipedema: PreliminaryEvidence from a Functional Assessment Protocol

15.25 Serena Michelini

The role of instrumental physical therapy in patients with lipedema: clinical benefits of the Original Tecartherapy

 

15.35 Lecture: The importance of the autonomic nervous system in patients with lipedema

Raquel Medina

 

15.45 Lecture: REAC Technology for Upstream Intervention in Lipedema: a paradigm shift inpathophysiological modulation

Rinaldo Rinaldi

 

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break

 

16.30 Keynote Lecture: The most appropriate physical activity in Lipedema

Baukje De Jong (NL) Video and live discussion

 

16.50 – 18.00 Session 8: Physical exercise in Lipedema and other behaviour

Chairs: Julie Caroline Saether, Eugenio Luigi Iorio, Paula Frederichi de Souza

16.50 Patients Association – LIO – Lipedema Italia Onlus – Giordano Valeria

16.58 Serena Michelini

 

Lipedema Inflammation and physical activity: state of the art and future direction

17.06 Antonio Milano

The role of training in managing lipedema: personalisation, monitoring and an integrated approach

17.14 Jane Wigg

A retrospective educational Survey of student experience following Specialist Lipoedema Training

17.22 Scampini Silvia

Physical Activity in Lipedema Management: A Narrative Review of Fascial Mechanisms andConsequences on Lymphatic Drainage

17.30 Julie Caroline Saether (Norwey)

Effects of high-intensity interval training in the treatment of women with lipedema: a randomized controlledcrossover trial (The LipidEx study)

17.38 Galeno

Biomechanics of Movement in Women with Lipedema Risks and Strategies in Resistance Training

 

17.46 Discussion

 

18.00 – 19.00 General Assembly LWA

 

Saturday 8 November 2025

Fiera di Roma – Pavilion 10

 

Presentation of sessions and speakers by Stephanie Süß

 

08.30 Keynote Lecture: Nutrition recommendations in the S2k guideline

Gabriele Faerber

 

08.50 – 10.30 Session 9 – Nutritional and new pharmacological approach

Chairs: Vincenza Cifarelli, José Luis Simarro, Roberto Cannataro

 

08.50 Patient’s Association – Lipedema Canada – Emma Clooney – Angel Anderson

09.00 Roberto Cannataro

Unraveling the role of nutrition in lipedema: shedding light on intolerances, low carb diet and nutritional supplements

09.10 Isabel Munoz Forner

Effect of an anti-inflammatory diet in disordered eating symptoms in patients with lipedema: EAT-26 results from LipeDiet study.

09.20 Juliane Lundanes

Changes in glucose and insulin metabolism following low-energy diets: low-carbohydrate vs low-fat dietsin females with lipedema

09.30 Malgorzata Lezik

Advantages and safety of anti-inflammatory ketogenic diet in the reduction of body weight and fat, leg volume, adipose tissue pain, and laboratory parameters in women with lipedema

09.40 Gustavo Périco Patriani

Effect of a Qualitative Anti-Inflammatory Diet on Body Composition in Women with Lipedema

09.50 Isabel Forner Cordero

Effect of an anti-inflammatory diet in the volume of patients with lipedema: firsts results from LipeDiet study

10.00 Luigi Barrea, Giuseppe Annunziata

Role of Medical Nutrition Therapy and Physical Activity in Lipedema Management

10.10 Sabrina Basciani, Elisa Adragna

Impact of a Plant-Based Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy on Gut Microbiota and ClinicalOutcomes in Women with Lipedema

10.20 Giordano B. Zonzini

Lipedema and nutrition: low-carb and ketogenic approaches between effectiveness and commonmistakes

 

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

 

11.00 Keynote Lecture

Biobanks, Standardized Data & 3,000 Parameters: Fast-Tracking Discovery

Jonathan Kartt

 

11.20 Lecture:

Sjaak Pouwels, Jeremias Schmidt

Treatment of Lipedema and Concomitant Obesity: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement

 

11.35 Lecture Jeremias Schmidt

Skin removal surgeries after multistep lipedema liposuction

 

11.50 – 12.50 Session 10 – Panel Discussion:

Therapeutic approach: when conservative and when surgical

Chairs: Mojtaba Ghods, Stanley Rockson, Agostino Bruno

 

Expert panel José LuisSimarro Karen Herbst MojtabaGhods David Amron ThomasWright Ramin Shayan PinarBorman Sandro MicheliniGabriele Faerber

 

12.50 Keynote Lecture:

The German LipLeg Study, the worlds first government funded RCT comparing conservative tosurgical therapy

Giw Mostofizadeh, Mojtaba Ghods

 

13.10 – 14.15 Lunch

14.15 Keynote Lecture

Lipedema diagnosis by objective PPT assessment

Rebecca Dinnendhal, Natalie Jansing, Heike Abdalla, Moritz Daßen, Eric Breuer, Simon Buehnen, EmiliaNoell, Manuel Cornely, Claus Pieper, Tim Hucho

14.30 -15.40 Session 11: Lipedema and Pain

Chairs: Alberto Onorato, Tim Hucho, Pinar Borman

14.30 Nihan Herdinc Gunduz (TUR), Izel Topaloğlu, Ebru Şahin, Nihan Erdinç Gündüz, Banu Dilek, HülyaEllidokuz, Elif Akalın

Is the pain in Lipedema a neurophatic pain?

 

14.40 Paula Frederichi De Souza (BRA), st Gustavo Patriani, Camila Pacheco, Ana Carolina Toledo eMauro Andrade: Modulation of Inflammatory Pain in Lipedema with Sustained- Release Trans-Resveratrol (Resvitech)

14.48 Vitor Gornati (BRA), Fanilda Barros, Karen Utsunomia, Isabela Tavares, Fabio Kamamoto:Lipedema Pain Beyond Venous Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study on CEAP Limitations

14-56 Pavez Pusic (CHI), Jubiza Pusic: Characterization of Pain and Its Functional Impact in Patientswith Lipedema: A Descriptive Study

15.04 Jubiza Pusic (CHI): Analysis of the relationship between pain, bmi, and clinical stage in patients with lipedema

15.12 Sandro Michelini, Nicola Vaia, Leonardo Caputi, Lnzo Rosi, Fabio Romaldini, Daniela Vaglio, SerenaMichelini: Correlation between pain and Pregnenolone in Lipedema patient

15.20: Pinar Borman

The ıncidence of neuropathic pain and ıts ımpact on quality of life in patients with

lipedema

 

15.28 Discussion

 

15.40 – 17.00 Session 12: Panel Discussion on Future Research

Chairs: Jonathan Kartt, Pasquapina Ciarmela, Tara Karnezis Expert Panel

Philipp Kruppa RachelleCrescenzi Jesse Cochrane

Investigating Molecular Signatures of Lipedema using Proteomics

Isabel Forner Cordero

 

17.00 Closure of Congress

Oral Communication and Poster Thursday, 6thNovember

ROOM IUSTINA

14.30 – 16.00 Session 1 – Surgery and related fields 1

Chairs: Alexo Caballeira (E), Agostino Bruno (ITA), Fabio Kamamoto (BRA)

• Rodolfo Afiune, Fabio Kamamoto (BRA)

LipeCodes: Surgical Systematization Protocol for LIPEDEMA surgery based on body densitometry(DEXA)

• Renan Diego Amerigo Ribeiro, Gustavo Mira Clivatti (BRA); Marilia Emi Sato ito; FabioKamamoto

Individualized Surgical Approach for Early-Stage Lipedema in a Young Male Patient: A Case Report

• Hans Bayer, Dimitra Kiritsi (GER)

Expanding Surgical Horizons in Lipedema Therapy: Safe Integration of Cool-Plasma TissueTightening

• Patricia Henriques Lyra Frasson, Larissa Musso de Magalhães, Lusanere Cruz, ThamiresFavato (BRA)

Lipedema Reduction Surgery: Advances in Safety, Efficiency, and Recovery with ClosedIncisions Using ONE S.T.E.P.™ Technology

• Agostino Bruno (ITA)

The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Liposuction for Lipedema: A Retrospective ComparativeStudy

• Joana De Carvalho, Sérgio Sampaio, Carolina Andresen, Marianna Lou (POR)

Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction (WAL) in Lipedema: Outcomes and Benefits from a Single Center Experience

• Georgios Xydias, Tim Kurpanek (GER)

Dual-Surgeon Lipedema Surgery: Key Considerations and Impact on Patient Outcomes

8)        Rachel Sarah Jansen (NED)

Beyond Surgery: Empowering Lipedema Patients with Holistic, Evidence-Inspired Tools forReversing Progression

9)        David Krochmal (USA)

Megaliposuction: a protocol for performing >20 L of liposuction safely

• Katrin Lossagk, Dina Telegina, Rahmin Schams (GER)

Interdisciplinary Treatment Approaches in Lipedema Patients with Obesity: SurgicalIntervention as an Integral Component of Sustainable Therapy Concepts

11)  Fabio Kamamoto (BRA)

Dermolipectomy in Advanced Lipedema: Functional and Aesthetic Outcomes in 40 PatientsTreated at Instituto Lipedema Brazil

12)  Agostino Bruno (ITA)

A dynamic four level approach: new algorithm in Lipedema Surgery

• Patricia Enriques Lyra Frasson, Felipe Barbosa Moscon, Larissa Musso Magalhães (BRA)

Volume-Reducing Surgery for Advanced Lipedema: Large-Scale Resections in a Two-StageApproach for Improved Outcomes and Reduced Morbidity

 

• Marilia Ito, Fabio Kamamoto, David Alves Mognato, Vitor Cervantes Gornati, Renan Diego Americo Ribeiro, Gustavo Mira Clivatti (BRA)

Surgical Complications of Lipedema Reduction Surgery

15)  Alexo Carballeira Brana (E)

Arm Lipedema: Integrating Advanced Surgical Techniques with Comprehensive Care forOptimal Patient Outcomes

• Faerber Gabriele

Lipedema and Lymphatics: Lymph Vessels Sparing Liposuction and the Role of Supramicrosurgical Lymphatico-Venular Anastomosis (sLVA) in treating LymphaticsComplications – Ungaro – Gabriele

• Bolero

The Role of Power-Assisted Liposuction in the Treatment of Lipedema – bolero

 

17.30-18.30 Session 2 – GLP1 and other medical therapies

Chairs: Denise Monteiro (BRA), Virginia Ziulu (Irl), Laura Patton (ITA)

• Virginia Ziulu, Codruta Pandalache (IRL)

The role of GLP-1 agonists and GIP/GLP-1 in the management and treatment of Lipedemapain and inflammation.Clinical insights.

• Paula Frederichi de Souza, Gustavo Périco Patriani, Juliano Nadai, Diego Torrico, MauroAndrade (BRA)

Evaluation of the Effects of Tirzepatide on Body Composition in Women with Lipedema

• Deise Monteiro, Leinig Monique Quintas Caroline Lemos Marcos (BRA)

Tirzepatide and methenolone: case report in the control of lipedema in menopause

• Jasmine Murta, Juliana Bicca (E)

Low dose Tirzepatide for the treatment of patients with Lipedema – case report

• Laura Patton, Lnzo Ricolfi, Micaela Bortolon, Valeria Reverdito, Alessandra Bellucci, MacrelliAnnalisa (ITA)

GLP-1: first results on lipedema.

• Paula Frederichi de Souza, Gustavo Périco Patriani, Camila Pacheco, Diego Torrico (BRA)

Lipedema and Estrogen-Dependent Gynecological Disorders: Evaluation of the Efficacy ofSubcutaneous Gestrinone Implants as Adjunct Therapy

7)        Alceu Paolino Rezende Neto (BRA)

The use of specific injectable nutritional therapy in the treatment of lipedema, throughsystematic evaluation with ultrasound.

 

Friday, 7th November

ROOM IUSTINA

09.00-11.00 Session 3 – Diagnosis 1

Chairs: Jean Paul Belgrado (BE), Manon Chevennement (FR), Alberto Onorato (ITA)

 

• Ana de Nadal, Karen Herbst , Juliano De Nadai, Paula Frederichi, Gustavo Perico Patriani(BRA)

A Morphological Classification System for Upper Limb Lipedema in Women: A Clinical andAnatomical Framework

• JP Belgrado; Stoichkova; C. De Matos; V. Fuchs-Hecht-Ritter, M.Gyladi, H. Mandhui, M.(BE)

Qualifying tortuosity of the superficial venous network in lipedema vs control

• Helen Eason, Sharon Kilbreath,, Kieron Roone, Elizabeth S. Dylke (AUS)

Lipoedema assessment and diagnosis review

4)        Diego Torrico (BRA), Paula Frederichi da Souza

Hormonal Dysfunctions in Women with Lipedema: Analysis of Testosterone and Estradiol

• Nerina Fabbro, Valentina Bassi, Alberto Onorato (ITA)

A Study on the Psychological Condition of Italian Women with Lipedema

• Johanna Flack, Jan Mårtensson, Lise-Lotte Jonasson, Joanna Dudek, Annette Nygårdh (SE)

Sexual health and intimate relationships – experiences in women with lipedema

• Vitor Gornati, Antonio Luís Pimentel Neto, Karen Utsunomia, Isabela Tavares, AlessandraPeres de Melo, Fabio Kamamoto (E)

Ultrasound-Based Stratification in Lipedema: Integrating B-Mode, Doppler, and TissueCompressibility for Phenotypic Profiling

8)        Fabio Kamamoto (BRA)

AI Supporting Lipedema Diagnosis: a big data analysis validated by Clinical Evaluation

9)        Vasu Karry (UK)

The Lipedema Screening Algorithm (LiSA): Transforming Quality of Life Data into EarlyDiagnosis

10)  Antonio Mander (ITA)

Lipedema: ultrasound evaluation and clinical and therapeutic correlations

• Manon Chevennement, Lebeau Jean-Pierre (FR)

What is the clinical pathway of women with lipedema ? A mixt study among French patients

12)  Paula Frederichi de Souza (BRA), st Ynaia Piedade

Application of Photobiomodulation with a Multi-Wavelength (Velaryan) Device in LipedemaTreatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial (change to poster)

 

11.00-12.30 – Session 4 – Surgery and related fields 2

Chairs: Alysa Mc Donald (USA), Nicola Vaia (ITA), Ana De Nadal (BRA)

 

• Vitoria Hibraim Ruiz, Renan Diego Américo Ribeiro¹, Vitória Ybrahim Ruiz², Henrique MirandaMacaúbas³, Camilla Paes del Papa⁴, Sarah Mire Mofati⁵, Fabio Kamamoto⁶, Gustavo Mira Clivatti(BRA)

Impact of Tumescent Liposuction on Quality of Life in Patients with Lipedema: A ProspectiveCohort Study

• Davie Smart, Yasmine Mohseni, Aria Vazirnia, David Amron (USA)

Safety and Symptom Improvement After High-Volume Liposuction for Lipedema in Women With BMI >40

• Juliana Tenorio, Stefan Rapprich; Samanta Fioravante Saraiva De Almeida (BRA)

Lipedema Definition Technique – The Future of Lipedema Surgery

4)        Alysa Mc Donald (USA)

Establishing Standard Nomenclature for Lipedema Reduction Surgery: A Strategic Imperative forLegitimacy, Safety, and System Alignment

5)        Boris Volshteyn (USA)

High-Volume Liposuction in Patients with Elevated BMI: Unique Complications, PreoperativeOptimization, and the Role of Metabolic Modulation

• Tiziana Vigliano, Agostino Bruno (ITA)

Early Moves Matter: Fast Track Recovery protocol After Abdominoplasty In LipedemaSurgery

• Nicola Vaia, Sandro Michelini, Leonardo caputi, Serena Michelini (ITA)

Relative Lower Limb Strength Bef and After Decompression Surgery in Lipedema: PreliminaryEvidence from a Functional Assessment Protocol

• Karen Utsunomia, Vitor Cervantes Gornati, Isabela Rodrigues Tavares, Fabio Kamamoto(BRA)

Simultaneous Varicose Vein and Lipedema Surgery: Feasibility and Safety Analysis

• Gustavo Mira Civatti, Renan Diego Américo Ribeiro, Marília Emi Sato Ito, Fábio Kamamoto(BRA)

Morphological Patterns of Distal Lipedema: Clinical Classification and Impact on Liposuction

10)  Maarten Letsch (NED)

Case study: successful liposuction surgery in a slender physique patient with typicaldisabling lipedema symptoms.

11)  Chris Lectch (AUS)

Lipoedema and the Venous System: Clinical Relevance of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in theContext of Fat Embolism Risk, Venous Insufficiency and Lipedema Extraction Surgery.

12)  Vasu Karry (UK)

Achieving High Patient Satisfaction and Low Complication Rates in Lipedema Abdominoplasty: The TULUA Method

• Patricia Enriques Lyra Frasson, Larissa Musso de Magalhaes, Lusanere Cruz, Thamires Favato (BRA)

Surgical Treatment of Lipedema: Risk Mitigation and Management of Complications inLymph-Sparing Liposuction

 

14)  Paulo Caruso (BRA)

Surgical Management of Lipedema: A Prospective Cohort of 45 Women Treated with LiposuctionOver 3 Years.

• Ana de Nadal, Karen Herbst , Paula Friderichi, Juliano De Nadal (BRA-USA)

Arm lipedema from the diagnosis to the surgical conclusion

16)  Foued Hamza (UK)

Sculpting Beyond Volume: The Role of Aesthetic Contour in Fat Grafting

 

 

14.30-16.00 – Session 5 Physical Treatment and related fields

Chairs: Serena Michelini (ITA), Priscilla Neves (BRA), Kereolus Estfaunus (Egy)

 

• Nadia Aprea, Patricia Fross Meyer, Capasso Chiara (ITA)

Effects of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Lipedema Adipose Tissue

• Priscilla Neves, Kamamoto Fabio, Neves Priscila, Reis Juliana, Leporace Gustavo (BRA)

Biokinetic Profile in Lipedema

• Leonardo Caputi, Nicola Vaia, Sandro Michelini, Serena Michelini (ITA)

Relative Muscle Strength in Patients with Lipedema: A Comparative Study with Matched

4)        Kereolus Estfaunus (Egy)

ControlsRehabilitation post liposuction for lipedema patients

• Leonardo Meco, Bruno Agostino (ITA)

Post-Operative Therapy and Unconventional Compression in Lower Limb Lipedema Surgery

• Patricia Meyer, Christiane Rodrigues Tófoli Palauro, Heloise Dall’Ago Manfrim, Eneida deMoraes Carreiro, Curro Millan, Ciro Dantas Soares (BRA)

Cryolipolysis in the treatment of lipedema

7)        Leonardo Meco (ITA)

Lipedema Physiotherapy – The Crucial Role of Therapeutic Education

• Curro Millan Martinez, Patricia Froes Meyer, Felice Picariello, Fabio Kamamoto (E): Effects of Low-Mechanical-Index Multifocal Ultrasound on Lipedema Adipose Tissue: Histological and Immunohistochemical Analysis
• Serena Michelini, Leonardo Caputi, Nicola Vaia, Sandro Michelini (ITA)

Lower Limb Strength evaluation after the application of the Original Tecartherapy in Lipedemapatients: a pilot study.

10)  Valquiria Monteiro (BRA)

Correlation Between Knee Valgus and Postural Dysfunctions in Women with Lipedema: CaseReport of Two Patients Emphasizing Hip Fat Accumulation and the Response to Clinical Pilates

• Larissa Mussi de Magalhaes, Lusanere Cruz; Patrícia Henrique Lyra (BRA)

Resistance activity to control inflammation in Lipedema using the Pilates method.

• Felice Picariello, Patricia Froes Meyer, Curro Millan, Eneida Carreiro, Silvia Marques, Carlos DanielNava Vergara, Angel Uriel Rangel Ramos, Ana Velia Navarro Mar, Flor Elin Juarez Bobadilla,Karen Janett Duran Romero, Teresa Itzamal Manjarrez Ladezma, Yaya Oliveira Silva (ITA)

Immediate analysis of laser application in lipedema

• Ana Carolina Pucci de Mattos, DAO Modena, IIH Wu, IS Bezerra, NV Schwan, ACP de Mattos CMRPacheco, E C O Guirro (BRA)

 

Effects of Cryofrequency Combined with Endermology in the Conservative Treatment ofLipedema: A Pilot Clinical Study

• Simona Simone, Pietro Antonuzzo, Maria Patruno (ITA)

Clinical experience in conservative treatment of Lipedema

15)  Gomes

Effects of Physical Exercise in Patients with Lipedema: A Systematic Review and Update of theEvidence –

• Sampaolesi Vanessa

Lipedema and Pelvic Health: The Importance of Pelvic Floor Muscle Assessment in an IntegratedTherapeutic Approach

 

 

16.30 – 18.00 – Session 6 Diagnosis 2

Chairs: Isabel Forner Cordero (E), Leon Straub (GER), Nadiv Shapira (USA)

 

• Alyssa Mc Donald (USA)

A Value-Based Continuum of Care for Lipedema: Early Detection, Coordinated Intervention,and Defined Provider Roles

• Alberto Onorato, Alberto Macciò, Michele Povolato (ITA)

Lymphoscintigraphic study of lower limbs in lipedema patients: our experience.

• Rahmin Schams, Rima Nuwayhid, Josiane K. Siemund, Matthias Blüher, Pamela Nono Nankam (GER)

Staging Lipedema: Distinct Body Composition, Symptom patterns and metabolic profiling acrossDisease progression Enhancing Lipedema

• Tim Schulz, Robin Upmeyer, Sabrina Gohlke, Philipp Kruppa, Francisco Garcia, MojtabaGhods

Enhancing Lipedema Diagnostics through Multi-Omics Approaches and Serum- BasedPredictive Modeling

• Marianne Steiner, Hannel Bauer (AUSTRIA)

Comparison of gene and protein exression in lipedema and non-lipedema adipocyticcultures.

• Fanilda Souto Barros, Patricia Henriques Lyra, Larissa Musso Magalhães, Robson Jarske (BRA)

Correlation Between Imaging Studies and Histological Analysis in the Assessment ofMicrovascularization in Lipedema

• JP Belgrado; Stoichkova; C. De Matos; V. Fuchs-Hecht-Ritter, M.Gyladi, H. Mandhui,

1. (BE)

Quantifying frail dermal microcirculation in lipedema

• Ana Carolina Pucci de Mattos, Pacheco, Paula FredericF de Souza, DAO Modena, RRJ Guirro, ECO Guirro (BRA)

Inflammatory Profile as a Support Tool for Lipedema Diagnosis

• Stacy Pugh, Jane Wigg (UK)

Achieving a diagnosis of lipoedema when classic signs are missing; a clinical diagnosticchallenge

• Ana Carolina Pucci de Mattos, ACP de Mattos, CMR Pacheco, DAO Modena, RRJ Guirro, ECOGuirro (BRA)

Lipedema Biomechanics: Correlation between Foot Pronation and Disease Progression

 

• Nadiv Shapira, Joseph Rutkowski (USA)

Nodular Adipose Tissue is Quantitatively M Sensitive than Nearby Adipose in LipedemaPatients

• Fatima Sirvent Saez, Isabel Forner-Cordero, Daniel Alejandro Céspedes-Gómez, Juan Vázquez-Díez (E)

Exploring the Prevalence of Comorbidities in Lipedema Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Caterina Fede, Claudia Clair, Carmelo Pirri, Lucia Petrelli, Cesare Tiengo, Carla Stecco (ITA)

Superficial Fascia alterations in lipedema

 

Saturday, 8th November ROOMIUSTINA

09.00-10.30 Session 7 – Lipedema and quality of life – Patient Advocacy

Chairs: Lucia Mazzolai (CH), Jane Wigg (UK), Iakovos Georgiou (CYP)

• Roxani Aikaterini, Xena Luta, Lucia Mazzolai (CH):

Quality of Life in Lipedema Patients: findings from the RAVAD registry

2)        Laura Alves (BRA):

Integrative protocol for lipedema and fibromyalgia pain using non-invasive technologies: case report

• Jamile Barboso Pereira, Caroline Setsuko Yamanaka; Renan Diego Américo Ribeiro; Gustavo MiraClivatti; Fabio Kamamoto (BRA)

Multimodal    Perioperative   Analgesia   in    Lipedema   Surgery:  Prevention   of NeuropathicPain and Chronic Postoperative Pain

• Seynhaeve Bastien, Jean-Paul Belgrado; Jennifer Foucart (BE)

Exploring the Relationship Between Physical and Psychological Symptoms in LipedemaPatients

5)        Manon Chevennement (FR)

What is the clinical pathway of women with lipedema ? A mixt study among French patients

• Jasmine Murta, Juliana Bicca (E)

Association Between Lipedema and Dense Breasts in Postmenopausal Patients

7)        Carina Johannessen (USA)

Advocacy, Awareness, and Access: The Vital Role of the American Lipedema Association

• Paula Frederihi de Souza, Ana Carolina, Gustavo Périco Patriani, Bibiana Sevegnani,LigiaNersissian, Diego Torrico, Cintia de Andrade, Ana Nadai, Juliano Nadai (BRA)

Brazilian association of lipedema patients (abrali): a milestone in lipedema awareness and empowerment

9)        Iakovos Georgiou (CYP)

Looking Back to Move Forward: Retrospective Insights from the First Years of an InternationalLipedema Center in Cyprus

 

10)  Hiba Hamati (USA)

The Hidden Burden of Navigation: Patient-Led Care Coordination and the Risks of FragmentedLipedema Treatment

11)  ElHadidy – Ricolfi (pres)

Validation Study of the Progressive Pain Check Method for Lipedema Assessment: PreliminaryResults from an Italian Population –

 

 

11.00 – 12.30 – Session 8 Nutrition and medical therapy

Chairs: Gabriele Faerber (GER), Beatrice Fedre (ITA), Paula Frederichi de Souza (BRA)

 

• Ameera Al Mukharreq (BHR)

Integrating Evidence and Experience: Nutritional Strategies for Lipedema Management.

• Lucia Auletta, Mario Bellisi (ITA)

Synergistic Approach Diet and Serratiopeptidase in the Integrated Management of Lipedema –Preliminary Results

3)        Agostino Bruno (ITA)

Does Preoperative Semaglutide Use Affect Surgical Outcomes in Lipedema Liposuction? AMatched Cohort Study

• Lusanere Cruz, Larissa Musso de Magalhães (BRA)

Patrícia Henrique LyraChange in inflammatory pattern in patients with lipedema using GLP1analogue

• Sonia Dahmann, Masih Kameh Khosh, Mirkka Hiort, Lena Busch, Alexander Dermietzel,Tobias Hirsch (GER)

Direct effects of GLP-1 Agonists on lipedema tissue – in depth review and cohort study

• Noemi de Gonzales, Nuno Gonzalez Muñoz, Martinez Tlli (E)

Cultural and Nutritional Approaches to Lipedema Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study

• Beatrice Fedre, Sara Dessalvi, Francesco Boccardo (ITA)

Nutritional aspects in patients suffering from lipedema with comorbidity

• Giulia Garaffo, Beatrice Carlini, Martina Onida, Andrea Mana, Marzia Guerzoni, Valeria Reverdito,Lnzo Ricolfi, Laura Patton (ITA)

Lipedema,Disordered Eating and Lifestyle: An Observational Study on Nutritional andPsychosocial Correlates

• Gustavo Périco Patriani, Paula Frederichi, Camila Beltrame, Camila Pacheco, Ana

Carolina Mattos, Diego Torrico (BRA)

Implementation of the Ketogenic Diet in Patients with Lipedema: Evaluation of Adherence andLimiting Factors

 

 

Poster Session 1

Chairs: Thomas Wright (USA), Pinar Borman (TUR)

 

• Laura Alves (BRA):

Integrative approach to physiotherapy in the conservative treatment of grade 3 type 3 and 4lipedema: clinical case report

 

• Hans Bayer, Dimitra Kiriksi (GER)

Lipedema will never manifest on the feet. Or does it ?

• Maria Elsa Calderon Gonzales, Leeda Perz, Joel Castellano (CHI)

Lipedema in Chile: description and analysis of 281 patients attended in a referral center

• Arianna Cappiello, Lucia Palmieri, Miriam Poriello (ITA)

The impact of lipedema on well-being and sexuality

• Giovanna Bergamaschi, Renan Diego Américo Ribeiro, Gustavo Mira Clivatti, Fabio Kamamoto,Ana Luiza Pires Pivoto, Beatriz Rufca, Aline Melo, Gabriela Antunes (BRA): Knowledge and Misconceptions About Lipedema: A Survey of Diverse Population Groups

6)        Costance Bayer (USA)

USA’s fractured healthcare system drives patient-directed lipedema advocacy

• Lusanere Cruz, Larrisa de Magalhaes Musso, Patricia Lyra Frasson, Maria Laura Cruz Clemente,Marcelo Henrique Amorim Tancredo (BRA)

Profile of Patients with Lipedema in Espírito Santo – Brazil

• Stefano Marwan Mangini, Giovanni Prinzi, Yasmine Tiziana Naat (ITA)

Lipedema and Hypermobility: What We Don’t See

• Paulo Caruso, Juliana Jaeger, Karina Garcia, Pedro Borges, Rita Cherutti, Victoria Deluca(BRA)

Multidisciplinary Approach in the Management of Advanced Lipedema in a 68-Year- Old Patient: ACase Report

• Cintia De Andrade, Patricia Froes Meter (BRA)

Action of Macrofocused Ultrasound in Lipedema: A Pilot Study

• Helen Eason, Sharon L. Kilbreath,, Kieron Roone, Elizabeth S. Dylke (AUS): AssessmentTools to Quantify the Physical Aspects of Lipedema: A Systematic
• Piero Eleuteri, Katia Proti (ITA)

Interdisciplinary approach in teenager patients with Lipoema

• Piero Eleuteri, Katia Proti (ITA)

Lipoedema: case report of swollen LEGS

• Elettra Fiengo, Andrea Sbarbati (ITA)

Lipedema and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Implications of a SharedPathophysiology

 

Poster Session 2

Chairs: Philip Kruppa (GER); Ramin Shayn (AU)

• Nihan Erinc Zundung, Banu Dilek, Mustafa Mahmut Barış, Raif Can Yarol, Ebru Şahin, Tevfik Demir, Pembe Keskinoğlu, Elif Akalın (TUR): Does Quantitative Ultrasonographic Analysis Performed with Artificial Intelligence Methods Contribute to the Diagnosis of Lipedema? APilot Preliminary Study
• Paula Frederichi de Souza, Gustavo Patriani, Arlete Midori, Eliane Rolim (BRA): Case Report: Conservative Management of Lipedema in a Male Patient
• Stefano Marwan Mangini, Govanni Prinzi, Yasmine Tiziana Naat (ITA): A Cross- Sectional Study Exploring Associations Between Oxidative Stress, Intestinal Dysbiosis, andPermeability Markers in Lipedema Patients

 

• Vitor Gornati, Karen Utsunomia, Isabela Tavares, Nayara Cáceres,Fabio Kamamoto (BRA): Superior Clinical Response to Transdermal Laser and Foam Sclerotherapy in Patients withLipedema Compared to Pure Venous Insufficiency: A Prospective Cohort StudyVitor
• Stefano Marwan Mangini, Yasmine Tiziana Naat, Vanessa Sampaolesi, Ambra Russo (ITA):Gynaecological Symptoms in Lipedema: An Underrecognized Inflammatory Link
• Alyssa Mc Donald (USA): Rooted in Connective Tissue Science: A Call for Lipedema Definition Paradigm Shift
• Valquiria Monteros (BRA): Use of Thermography in Monitoring the Evolution of Conservative Treatment in an Elderly Patient with Stage 4 Lipedema (Lipo- lymphedema): Case Report
• Naiara Piedrafita-Gibanel; Isabel Muñoz-Forner; Isabel Forner-Cordero; Eraci Drehmer;María de los Ángeles Morales-Orúe; Jose Muñoz-Langa; Cristina Medina-Trillo

(E): Effect of nutritional intervention on body composition and clinical outcomes in women withlipedema: a systematic review.

• Rahmin Schams, Katrin Lossagk, Dominik von Lukowicz (GER): Gynecology as a Gateway toLipedema Diagnosis – Missed Chance or Hidden Opportunity?
• Valquiria Angelica Montero Santos (BRA): Beyond the Centers: The Role of Support Groups andRegional Associations in Empowering Women with Lipedema in Brazil
• Jubiza Pusic (CHI): Relationship Between Subjective Pain (VAS) and Objective Pain (Algometry)in Patients with Lipedema
• Beatriz Rufca, Luisa Luisi Fernandes Pinto, Marina Lao, Sofia Mno Nunes Sigifroi, Renan Diego Américo Ribeiro, Gustavo Mira Clivatti, Fabio Kamamoto (BRA): Diets in the

treatment of lipedema

• Rahmin Schams, Katrin Lossagk, Dominik von Lukowicz (GER): Beyond Limbs: Clinical Presentation of Lipedema in Truncal Areas – A Retrospective Evaluation of 100 Patients
• Fanilda Souto Barros, Patricia Henriques Lyra Frasson, Isabela Rodrigues Tavares, Ana Carolina carvalho De Nadai (BRA): Ultrasound Assessment of Tissue Changes in the

Arms of Patients with Lipedema: A Proposed Diagnostic Protocol

• Pusic Pavez (CHI): Characterization of Pain and Its Functional Impact in Patients withLipedema: A Descriptive Study
• Paula Frederichi de Souza, Ynaia Piedade, Camila Pacheco, Diego Torrico, Ana Nadai

Application of Photobiomodulation with a Multi-Wavelength (Velaryan) Device in LipedemaTreatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial