A guest blog post by Kirk R. Cowardbéy, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CSWS, FMT-C. This is a 9-minute read. 

NOTE: This article contains graphic images of wounds.

Imagine having lymphedema and going from one therapist’s office to another in search of proper wound care. You hope to find someone with the

A guest blog post by Melissa B. Aldrich, M.B.A., Ph.D. This is the second article in a two-part series about Dr. Aldrich and her colleagues’ clinical imaging studies and emerging research into the development of lymphedema. It’s a 7-minute read.

I am part of a team of immunologists,

A guest blog post by Melissa B. Aldrich, M.B.A., Ph.D. This is part one of a two-part series about Dr. Aldrich and her colleagues’ clinical imaging studies and emerging research about the development of lymphedema. It is a 7-minute read.

As a Ph.D. immunologist, I am part of a team that

Join LE&RN on Monday, August 3, at 11am EDT (10am CDT, 9am MDT, 8am PDT) for Current Concepts in Lymphedema Reconstruction, a free Zoom Symposium with Dr. Wei F. Chen.

Dr. Chen is a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He serves as the head of regional microsurgery and

Join LE&RN on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 11 am EDT (10 am CDT, 9 am MDT, 8 am PDT) for this online interview with CLTs Stephanie Kiley and Vicki Ralph. They will share initial reactions, new protocols, telehealth experiences, and patient success stories amid COVID-19.

Bob Hartel (Lohmann &

Above image: IGC lymphography (left) and tracing photo (right). IGC found that her arm drained to the neck instead of to the original armpit.

A guest blog post by Louise Koelmeyer. This is a 10-minute read.

In a previous article I wrote with Dr. Hiroo Suami, Mapping the Lymphatics and

A guest blog post by Michael P.

Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is an extremely rare condition that usually affects kids. Well, it’s the condition that I have. I am Michael P. age 11.

This all started when I was just 5, turning 6 years old.

I did not want to eat, my bones hurt, and I

Patients with Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly (GLA) or Gorham-Stout Disease (GSD) develop ectopic lymphatics in bone and gradually lose bone. The process by which lymphatics invade bone is poorly understood.

On Thursday, June 18, at 12 noon ET (11am CT, 10am MT, 9am PT), Dr. Michael T.

A guest blog post by Pattie Cornute, and video interview featuring Brenda Viola. This is a 5-minute read.

I’d never even heard of lipedema before I was diagnosed with it in 2007. I guess you could say Google is a girl’s best friend because it helped solve the mystery of lipedema for me.

But

Image by Daniel Reche from Pixabay.

A guest blog post by Dr. Karen Herbst, M.D., Ph.D. This article starts with a basic review of lipedema, then explores how patients can treat the condition at home during a pandemic. It is a 7-minute read. 

Approximately 11% of the female population has