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Locations of lipedema tissue in women before lipedema reduction surgery. In addition to affected arms and legs, shown are the percent of 148 women with lipedema tissue in defined areas. Of the 66% of women with lipedema tissue on the abdomen, 3 of the 6 had Stage 1, 40 of the 71 had Stage 2, 42 of the 55 had Stage 3 and 12 of the 16 had lipolymphedema. LCT = loose connective tissue.
