Lipoedema · Patient story
WATCH: Life With Lipoedema - Hannah's Story...
As part of our Lipoedema Awareness Month, Karri Clinic patient and lipoedema sufferer, Hannah, explains how living with this condition has affected every stage of her life.
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- Medically reviewed by Mr Vasu Karri, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, FRCS(Plast), GMC 4631035
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- Interview by The Karri Clinic
- First published
- Last reviewed
- Next review due
- 27 September 2027
- Reading time
- 1 min
At a glance
- Patient
- Hannah
- Diagnosed
- Aged 32
- Operations
- Four
- Format
- Video
Summary
- Hannah describes how lipoedema affected her from school, aged nine, through to after childbirth.
- She was diagnosed with lipoedema by Mr Karri at 32.
- After four operations she has her life back and works as an adult trainer in the army cadet force.
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From ridicule at school aged just nine years old to problems following childbirth, starving herself to try and lose the weight from her legs and EVENTUALLY, aged 32, getting the diagnosis from Mr Karri at The Karri Clinic that she had lipoedema.
Four life-changing surgeries later and Hannah has her life back - now working as an adult trainer in the army cadet force. A lipoedema 'survivor' and someone who is truly inspirational to those living with the condition, thank you, Hannah, for sharing your story with the world in aid of Lipoedema Awareness.
About Mr Karri
Mr Vasu Karri
BSc(Hons), MBBS, MRCS, MSc, FRCS(Plast)
Mr Vasu Karri is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in full time private practice at Kinvara Private Hospital, Rotherham. He is on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register for plastic surgery, certified by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in plastic surgery.
- GMC 4631035
- FRCS(Plast)
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