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Lipedema: Nine Questions About the Disease Affecting Millions of People

Summary by SIC Notícias
Although lipedema has been officially recognized as a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) less than a decade ago, this condition affects millions of people. Rita Valence, a specialist in plastic surgery, reconstruction and aesthetics and professor at the University of Porto, tells SIC News what's 'the disease of pregnant legs' - as is also known - and how to distinguish it from cellulite.
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Although lipedema has been officially recognized as a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) less than a decade ago, this condition affects millions of people. Rita Valence, a specialist in plastic surgery, reconstruction and aesthetics and professor at the University of Porto, tells SIC News what's 'the disease of pregnant legs' - as is also known - and how to distinguish it from cellulite.

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SIC Notícias broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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