Petition Fund surgery for lipoedema on the NHS

The NHS provides little to no treatment for lipoedema, a genetic disorder that causes diseased tissue with mini-benign tumours to proliferate on the legs before spreading all over the body like a cancer. It only affects women who can slowly become disabled.

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The NHS needs to offer surgery for sufferers. I'm 35 years old and this summer I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lipoedema. Pain and swelling in my legs make it difficult to stand and walk, and without surgery I can expect to be in a wheelchair by the age of 45. Surgery to remove the diseased tissue can stop the lipoedema progressing and alleviate pain. It's available on public health in other countries such as Germany, but the NHS rarely provides this surgery and largely leaves women born with lipoedema to suffer without treatment. This is unfair and immoral.

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Date closed 29 June 2021
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