Is there anything that only improves with surgery?

Is there anything that only improves with surgery?

If the goal is to slim down ankles, reduce calf volume, or better define the knees, it is surgery that alters body proportion.

Non-surgical care remains essential: it relieves pain, heaviness, and fatigue, improves skin quality, and helps control measurements, but it does not redistribute fat the way surgery does.

Pillars of care: adjusted diet (primary), physical activity, compression, and physiotherapy; investigating hormonal aspects may be necessary.

When these pillars are aligned, the decision to undergo surgery safely becomes clearer, always with individual assessment and realistic expectations. ❤️

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Dr. Caroline Kroeff Machado
CRM-SP 131.245/ RQE 40.303

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Video transcript

There are things in NBDMA that only improve with surgery. Understanding this is very important to avoid frustrations with the treatments you undergo. You know when we have to look for each thing in its place, right? If you are looking for slimmer ankles, calves with less volume, or knees with more definition, only surgery can take you in that direction. Clinical treatment is essential for all patients. You will improve pain, skin appearance, the sensation of weight, and fatigue, but the proportion of fat distribution can only be altered by surgery. So, if you have very good control of lipedema, you will lose measurements. But the proportion between body parts can only be altered by surgery. To have a slimmer ankle or a slimmer calf, you would have to lose a large amount of your body fat percentage. So, surgery can take you down that path. The pillars of clinical treatment for lipedema are diet, physical activity, the use of compression, and physiotherapy. Clinical follow-up is also fundamental if the patient has any hormonal imbalance issues that aggravate the lipedema. Without understanding all this, seeking surgery may be premature. But if you already have all this aligned, perhaps you want to take one more step. And that is what I am here for, to take that step with you. So, schedule your consultation and discover what lipedema surgery can bring in benefits to your case.

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Originally published on Instagram on 27/10/2025: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQVLZ7nDMLS/