Tissue injuries (wound eczema) on the inner thigh

If a person suffers from lipedema, the tissue mass and volume increases. This can lead to the formation of tissue bulges on the inner thigh, which can rub against each other when walking. This chafing often leads to the formation of wounds on the inner side of the thigh at some point.

The changes in the tissue can also impair wound healing. As a result, the resulting wounds do not heal properly or at least heal more slowly and become inflamed more frequently. Wrinkles caused by the tissue bulges can also lead to the formation of wound eczema. Mainly due to sweating, the skin in the wrinkle is kept warm and moist, causing wounds to form more quickly. Wound healing disorders often occur there as well.

Lipedema in pregnancy

The cause of the lipedema is not clear, but experts suspect a hormonal connection, since almost only women are affected, especially in hormonal upheaval phases such as puberty, pregnancy or menopause. If lipedema occurs before or during pregnancy, care should be taken to ensure that the disease does not progress any further. The treatment looks the same as without pregnancy.

This means that one should pay attention to a healthy, balanced diet. However, a vegan low carb or ketogenic diet should be avoided during pregnancy to provide the baby with the vitamins and nutrients necessary for development. Regular exercise is good, especially sports like swimming, aqua-jogging or aqua-aerobics.

You burn fat and alleviate the symptoms of lipedema by natural lymph drainage and cooling water. A surgical procedure such as liposuction should be avoided during pregnancy. However, wearing compression stockings is always suitable and important.

Treatment of a lipedema

So far there is no causal therapy for lipedema. Nevertheless, there are possibilities to specifically relieve the symptoms of the disease and also to reduce the circumference of the legs. Whether a therapy is necessary depends on the stage of the disease.

Doctors usually prescribe therapeutic measures from the second stage onwards. The main purpose of the therapy is to reduce the accumulation of water in the tissue as much as possible or to decongestion of the tissue.Methods for this are the complex physical decongestion therapy (KPE), which includes four measures: manual lymph drainage (once or twice a week), compression bandages in the sense of bandages or compression stockings (daily wearing), physiotherapy and intensive skin care. Compression bandages are a good way of preventing more water from getting into the tissue or worsening the lipoedema, even in the early stages.

It is recommended to carry out the complex physical decongestion therapy throughout the patient’s life to prevent the new formation of edema. After successful KPE, i.e. targeted drainage of the lipedema, liposuction can be considered, in which the doctor removes excessive fatty tissue. There are sports that can alleviate the symptoms.

As the blood circulation of the skin decreases in the case of lipedema, it can be more susceptible to inflammation and scarring. Therefore, targeted skin care with moisturizing lotions is particularly important. Attention should be paid to pH-neutral soaps and creams.

Ingredients such as urea and dexpanthenol are well suited to treat the skin in cases of lipoedema. Surgery/liposuction may be considered after a successful complex physical decongestive therapy (CPD) after the lipoedema has been successfully drained. In liposuction, the surgeon surgically removes fatty tissue from certain areas of the body.

Up to 70% of the fatty tissue in the corresponding area can be removed by suction. Lipoedema is a painful increase in fatty tissue with an increased sensitivity to touch. Lipoedema can be helped by suctioning fatty tissue using gentle techniques after targeted drainage.

However, liposuction never removes all the fatty tissue. After the procedure, dents can form in the skin. Special compression clothing helps to prevent this.

Unfortunately, lipoedema is an incurable disease that is progressive. Since the cause has not been clarified, there is no causal therapy yet. What can be done, however, is to slow down the progress of the disease.

There are different stages of lipedema and without treatment the lipedema usually gets worse and the symptoms increase. If one is affected and suffers from lipedema, one should start early with a targeted therapy to reduce the water stored in the tissue as much as possible. Complex physical compression therapy (KPE) includes manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandages, physiotherapy and intensive skin care.

In the case of lipedema, this therapy should be carried out for as long as possible so that the edema does not recur. A healthy diet, normal weight and exercise are also recommended. There are patients with lipedema who report a beneficial effect of Schuessler salts.

In the morning “Biochemistry No. 10” (5 tablets), at noon “Biochemistry No. 5” (5 tablets) and in the evening again “Biochemistry No.

10” (5 tablets) corresponds to a metabolically stimulating treatment with Schuessler salts. It should also help to rub the legs with jojoba oil twice a day. This is said to cause water to be flushed out. A balanced diet and plenty of exercise are an important part of homeopathic therapy for lipedema.