Liposuction for Advanced Lymphedema: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Complete Reduction of Arm and Leg Swelling.

Purpose: This research describes and evaluates a liposuction surgery and multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach for advanced lymphedema of the upper and lower extremities.

Methods: A prospective clinical study was conducted at an Advanced Lymphedema Assessment Clinic (ALAC) comprised of specialists in plastic surgery, rehabilitation, imaging, oncology, and allied health, at Macquarie University, Australia. Between May 2012 and 31 May 2014, a total of 104 patients attended the ALAC.

Factors affecting the preoperative and postoperative extracellular fluid in the arm on the side of breast cancer: a cohort study.

Background: To explore what factors affect volume of extracellular fluid (ECF) in the arm on the side of surgery pre- and postoperatively and to determine the value of knowing preoperative ECF volume for diagnosis of lymphedema postoperatively.

Methods And Results: Women (N=516) with early breast cancer were assessed preoperatively and within 4 weeks postoperatively. Baseline measures included inter-arm ECF ratio, side of cancer, number of nodes involved, and other individual characteristics.