Lipoedema · Patient story
Life After Lipoedema Surgery - A Patient's Story
- Medically reviewed by
- Medically reviewed by Mr Vasu Karri, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, FRCS(Plast), GMC 4631035
- Published by
- Interview by The Karri Clinic
- First published
- Last reviewed
- Next review due
- 27 September 2027
- Reading time
- 1 min
At a glance
- Patient
- Angela
- Operations
- Two
- Format
- Video
Summary
- Angela had a gastric band fitted but her legs stayed large, and she later learned she had lipoedema.
- She had two liposuction operations with Mr Karri and talks about her life afterwards.
“I never thought I had anything but fat until I had a gastric band fitted nine years ago. I never managed to lose the ‘treetrunk legs’“
Here, our wonderful patient Angela talks about her journey with lipoedema as part of our campaign around Lipoedema Awareness Month, and her life following two incredible liposuction surgeries with Mr Karri at The Karri Clinic. Thank you so much Angela, part of the reason we’re so keen to raise awareness of lipoedema is to also raise awareness of what life can be like ‘after’ the condition.
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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