LymphTherapy

13/09/2025

Looking forward to this 👏
Don’t forget to book and share!

27/08/2025

We’re proud to share that our Director of Strategic Partnerships, Mary Warrilow, has published a blog article with the Royal College of Nursing and their Women’s Health Forum to help raise awareness of lipoedema amongst nurses and midwives.

Educating healthcare professionals is essential in ensuring earlier recognition, better care and support for people living with lipoedema.

A huge thank you to the Royal College of Nursing for collaborating with us 💙

👉 Read the full blog here: https://ow.ly/glN450WM0fW

21/08/2025

Book onto this exciting collaboration with The Royal Society of Medicine Free Event and please share with friends and colleagues.

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with the Royal Society of Medicine to host a FREE online webinar on Lipoedema, as part of their Medicine and Me series. Join us for an informative and inspiring event with leading experts and patient voices.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 16 September
🕑 Time: 2:00pm (BST)
💻 Location: Online via The Royal Society of Medicine platform
💡 Access: FREE! Book your place here > https://ow.ly/yq0W50WI7mU

✨ What to Expect:
A fantastic line-up of international experts and patient voices, discussing everything from diagnosis to the groundbreaking decision by the German Government to fund liposuction for lipoedema.

Speakers Include:

Professor Kristiana Gordon
Professor Manuel Cornely
Dr Mojtaba Ghods
Dr Gabriele Faerber
Dr Anne Williams
Dr Nicki Mazey
Lesley Steinitz PhD
Emily Kearney

Event Sessions:
1️⃣ Understanding Lipoedema – Foundations of diagnosis and management
2️⃣ Understanding Lipoedema – Challenges in primary care, emerging evidence on GLP-1, and the role of nutrition
3️⃣ Liposuction in Lipoedema – A German approach, LIPLEG study updates, and implications for the UK

Each session will feature a patient perspective alongside expert clinical insights.

✅ Note: You’ll need to sign up for free RSM membership to access the event.

🔗 Reserve your FREE place & view the full programme here: https://ow.ly/7gxN50WI7mS

📣 Please share with anyone who might benefit — patients, clinicians, or anyone keen to learn more about Lipoedema.

24/10/2024

Delighted to be able to raise a bit more awareness on via the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) magazine - Let’s hope it helps with Nurses and other HCP recognising and helping with this condition that affects so many women. https://www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Clinical/2024/Oct/The-lowdown-on-lipoedema.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Mary Warrilow provides the facts about this frequently unrecognised and often distressing long-term condition.

20/08/2024

20/08/2024

Mary Warrilow

11/04/2023

Delighted to have the opportunity to write this Article in The Journal of Community Nursing. There is so much more work to do to raise awareness of LIPOEDEMA- this article looks at differential diagnosis, early diagnosis and management in Community and Primary Care.
UK

Lipoedema is an adipose tissue disorder almost exclusively affecting women. Evidence shows lipoedema is both poorly recognised and misdiagnosed which results in many women struggling to get a diagnosis and to gain access to specialist NHS services. This article aims to raise awareness of lipoedema a...

06/03/2023

World Lymphoedema Day is here - Lymphoedema can affect anyone at any age but not many people know much about this long term condition - find out more here:-
Lymphoedema support network
The British Lymphology Society

10/10/2022

Both Lipoedema and Lymphoedema, as with many long term conditions can not just affect physical but also have a huge impact on mental health.
Today is World Mental Health Day …. So if you are living with or caring for someone with Lipoedema or Lymphoedema don’t forget about good mental health and well-being…. Here’s a useful link from Mental Health Foundation

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-07/mhf-our-best-ever-mental-health-tips-backed-by-research_0.pdf