Hello I have lipedema. I was in Germany last week to see Dr Rapprich for my first surgery which went very well. The care I received from him and the clinic was just amazing! As I am sure you can appreciate I am very excited at the prospect of an improvement in my condition. I wanted to share a few things I have done over the past few years which have done wonders for improving my condition. I am not sure if these are things that should/ could be shared on the website. Exercise http://www.powerplate.com/ I used a power plate machine for two years, wearing my compression tights, 3-5 times per week 30 minutes to 1 hour each time. While using it it removed all of my cellilute, firmed and tightened my skin, reduce my edema and made my legs feel a lot lighter. I recently moved to Houston and unforuntately power plate is not as popular here as it was in NY so I am going to save and buy one for my home. Bio-flavoniods. I have also been taking venoruton which made the biggest difference of all but I understand that it is not available in the US as such I have switched to a diosmin/ hesperidin complex. Not as good as the venoruton but still beneficial. I found that the bioflavonoids have greatly assisted in reducing the leak of fluid from my capillaries. Thank you Rebecca