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The Karri Clinic
2 April 2019
In this four part video series, watch as Mr Karri talks us through lipoedema liposuction surgery for our patient, a lady with advanced Stage 3 lipoedema.
15 March 2019
The patient in our videos undertook Body-jet Water Assisted Liposuction for lipoedema at The Karri Clinic. She had stage 3 lipoedema and as a result her legs and ankles were extremely large. These three videos show Mr Karri discussing the patient pre op, post op and recovery straight after the surgery.
11 February 2019
It's with pleasure we report that the BBC ran a feature on lipoedema this weekend. Mr Vasu Karri is the leading lipoedema specialist in the UK, having received advanced training from some of the leading specialists from around the world. A huge advocate for raising awareness of the condition, Mr Karri performs hundreds of lipoedema surgeries each year.
16 January 2019
5 October 2018
This lady with Type IV, Stage II lipoedema underwent two sessions of lower limb lipoedema liposuction and had 11.8 litres of fat removed. As one would expect for a lady of her age, she was left with significant skin laxity on her thighs and excess folds of skin above her knees. She subsequently underwent medial thigh lift and knee lifts as a combined procedure and this will give her definition back in her legs.
24 September 2018
The best thing I've ever done. It has changed my life.'Mr Karri is amongst the leading surgeons in the UK for the treatment of lipoedema, treating hundreds of patients each year at The Karri Clinic. here, our patient Maureen talks to Mr Karri about how she feels post lipoedema surgery.
14 September 2018
Every review we receive is hugely important to our small but thriving clinic. Some though, really stand out and truly remind us why we love what we do. This review from our wonderful lipoedema liposuction patient was left on RealSelf earlier in the week - and we've shared across the entire business because we're so proud of Mr Karri and the rest of the team.
31 August 2018
Our patient had Type IV Stage II lipoedema and underwent an arm lift (Brachioplasty) under Mr Karri. Not only can you see the dramatically different look of her arms following the lift, but Mr Karri also took great care to ensure that the scars were not readily noticeable with the patient's arms down by her side...
2 July 2018
Hollie provided us with some of the most poignant snapshots of her journey before, during and after her surgeries, showing the realities of pre-surgery nerves, the liposuction itself and what to expect afterwards. This blog serves as a fantastic way for those considering surgery to gather yet more information - and as we all know, information is power! Enjoy, and thank you so much Hollie for sharing your most intimate moments.
26 June 2018
Katie’s lipoedema story is, unfortunately, fairly typical of a lot of the women we see at The Karri Clinic. She first recognised her legs were bigger than her peers around the age of 12/13 years old and became self-conscious during PE lessons. From then, her legs began to get bigger, despite being active and healthy...
25 June 2018
WATCH: What Happens When You Come for a Lipoedema Consultation at The Karri Clinic? Often patients are nervous about booking to have a consultation, but this is the very best time to find out everything you wish to know about your condition and the possible treatment options.
19 June 2018
“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’“ Angela tells us what life is like post lipoedema liposuction surgery...
12 June 2018
As part of our Lipoedema Awareness Month, we’ve tried to shine a light on all sorts of ways lipoedema sufferers can help themselves to live a less painful life. We spoke to Mary Fickling, an expert in Deep Oscillation therapy who co-directs and runs PhysioPod UK
11 June 2018
Margaret Walden, 51, a Karri Clinic patient and lipoedema sufferer, bravely told us her story about life with the debilitating condition and, now, following surgery, about how she truly feels she has got her life back...
6 June 2018
Beth W-B is a lipoedema sufferer typical of many ladies we see at The Karri Clinic. She spent decades without a diagnosis, and was left in debilitating pain and exhaustion which affected every area of her life. Beth had lipoedema liposuction surgery under Mr Karri, with 4.5 litres of fat removed. Read more...
6 June 2018
Karen Windsor was finally diagnosed with lipoedema in 2015, after an earlier diagnosis of lymphoedema in 2005 masked the condition. Anger and a feeling of hopelessness after further diagnosis in 2016 finally gave way to a revelation that something had to change. Her story is one of hope and relentless determination, it's well worth a read...
4 June 2018
Since posting her first transformation post on Instagram back in 2017, Lipoedema sufferer Ioana Chira (@ioana_fit) has amassed over half a million Instagram followers and almost 8,000 YouTube subscribers, here's why...
1 June 2018
As part of Lipoedema Awareness Month we asked some inspirational lipoedema ladies to share their lifelong journey with the condition. Fiona Cowles tells us about how lipoedema had advertently and inadvertently limited the things should did and wore before finally getting the diagnosis that has begun to change her life.
1 June 2018
June officially marks Lipoedema Awareness Week, but at The Karri Clinic, we are holding Lipoedema Awareness Month, sharing content every day in June about this still frequently misdiagnosed condition. Here, Mr Vasu Karri, Plastic Surgeon at The Karri Clinic, talks about why it's so important to raise awareness of lipoedema
31 May 2018
30 May 2018
As part of our Lipoedema Awareness Month, Karri Clinic patient and lipoedema sufferer, Hannah White, explains how living with this condition has affected every stage of her life. From ridicule at school aged just nine years old, problems following childbirth, starving herself and EVENTUALLY getting a diagnosis aged 32.
2 May 2018
In this video, Mr Karri explains the typical characteristics of a patient with lipoedema, whilst also discussing the problems lipoedema causes and the frequent misdiagnosis by healthcare professionals. The end of the video shows live surgery using Water Assisted Liposuction (WAL).
4 January 2018
It was a privilege for The Karri Clinic to be part of a BBC short documentary that followed the journey of one of our inspirational lipoedema patients, Hollie Gregerson, as she prepared for and undertook surgery for the disease. Watch it, inside...