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Lipedema medial knee fat pads and nodular fat texture.
Patient Story, Real Stories

I Saw Pictures of My Legs on Instagram

"I thought my legs were a result of being fat and not exercising enough! I discovered that lipedema is in fact real and not rare. But wait—no Canadian diagnostic code, no Canadian standards of care, not taught in Canadian medical schools. Now what?"

by Jess Erzinger
January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

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