Lipoedema · Guide
Lower limb lipoedema liposuction - 11.8 litres of fat removed
- Medically reviewed by
- Medically reviewed by Mr Vasu Karri, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, FRCS(Plast), GMC 4631035
- Written by
- Mr Vasu Karri
- First published
- Last reviewed
- Next review due
- 27 September 2027
- Reading time
- 1 min
At a glance
- Stage
- Type IV, stage II
- Operations
- Two liposuction sessions
- Fat removed
- 11.8 litres
- Follow-up surgery
- Inner thigh lift and knee lift
Summary
- The patient had type IV, stage II lipoedema and had two sessions of leg liposuction, removing 11.8 litres of fat.
- She was left with loose skin on her thighs and folds above her knees.
- A combined inner thigh lift and knee lift followed to restore the shape of her legs.
Mr Karri is one of the UK's leading lipoedema surgeons, and he undertakes hundreds of surgeries on ladies with this debilitating condition each year at The Karri Clinic.
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.
About the author
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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