As of: February 9, 2024, 2:50 p.m
By: Judith Braun
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Social media star Jana Crämer was diagnosed with lipedema a few years ago.
She swears by compression therapy.
According to the
Federal Ministry of Health,
almost three million women in Germany suffer from so-called lipedema.
This is a pathological fat distribution in which the subcutaneous fat tissue is increased.
According to information from the
German Society for Phlebology, the most common are:
V.
_
(DGP)
the legs are affected by the fat accumulations.
Social media star, bestselling author and podcaster Jana Crämer also suffers from lip lymphedema.
She wants to use her illness story to encourage other affected women.
Lipedema: How social media star Jana Crämer deals with fat accumulation
Social media star Jana Crämer is open about her lipedema disease online.
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Jana Crämer believes that education about the disease is extremely important.
“The sooner we take action, the better we learn to deal with the disease.
That's why: (...) The more people can be diagnosed and get help quickly (including self-help), the better," she says in an interview with the medical technology manufacturer
OPED
.
She herself has had a medical odyssey.
It was only a few years ago that the author was diagnosed with lipedema.
Previously, various doctors dismissed her with the statement “You are simply massively overweight!” According to Jana Crämer, no one paid any attention to the pain and bruising - which, according to
NDR online
, are typical symptoms of lipedema patients.
As a myKompriGUIDE testimonial, Jana Crämer is committed to raising awareness about lipedema.
© Eckard Albrecht
According to information from the
DGP
, lipedema cannot be cured causally.
Therefore, the goal of therapy is to relieve discomfort and improve symptoms as well as to prevent the fat distribution disorder from increasing further.
Common treatment options include sport, exercise, liposuction and – ideally immediately after diagnosis – manual lymphatic drainage.
In addition, so-called compression therapy is common.
According to information from
Lipedema Hilfe Deutschland e.
V.
the supply with compression tights is appropriate.
This should fit like a second skin.
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Lipedema: Compression therapy can help those affected and make everyday life easier
Jana Crämer is also treated with compression tights.
She shares her experiences as a testimonial for myKompriGUIDE, an association of five renowned medical supply stores, including with her social media community.
“(...) You feel empowered and supported by the Buxe!
Really!
When you get dressed in the morning, the first thing you're proud of is that you're in it," says the podcaster.
With the help of the compression tights, her posture also improves: “You walk completely differently!
You feel really good.” She also advises other sufferers to be brave.
“It doesn’t matter how you use it, whether you tell your best friends about it, whether you go to the doctor or to the medical supply store for the first time, whether you force yourself to spend 20 seconds dealing with your legs that you previously split off didn't see it as part of itself.
20 seconds of courage changes everything.”
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