Lymphedema

Liposuction Transforms Lives of Breast Cancer Patients

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 26th, 2000

A unique operation by Swedish surgeon Haken Brorson is bringing new hope to breast cancer patients who suffer from persistent lymphedema - a disabling condition resulting in grossly swollen and painful arms and loss of mobility in the affected limbs.

He is using liposuction - a treatment usually associated with the beauty industry - to treat the condition.

When lymph glands in the armpit are removed during breast cancer surgery to prevent the cancer from spreading, the lymph often cannot drain away properly and lymphedema occurs, leading gradually to an increase in the volume of the subcutaneous fatty tissue. This phenomenon is poorly...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-10-26)

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