Figure 5.

Inflammatory cytokine and chemokine profile in the serum of lipedema patients pre- and one year post-operatively (A,B) Analysis of the limb volume pre- and one year post-operatively observed no significant volumetric changes. N: 5 patients (C,D) Serum was examined pre-operatively and one year post-operatively using Multiplex. Out of 22 cytokines detected, interferon alpha (IFNα) and interleukin 34 (IL34) blood concentrations were decreased one year post-operatively. N: 7 patients. The p-values indicate the statistical significance in comparison to the control (two-tailed paired Student t-test).