Lipoedema · Patient story
WATCH: Patient Maureen Speaks About her Lipoedema surgery with Mr Karri
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.
- Medically reviewed by
- 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
- Maureen, 76
- Stage
- Type 4, stage 3
- Fat removed
- 5.4 litres
Summary
- Maureen, 76, had type 4, stage 3 lipoedema with throbbing leg pain and difficulty walking.
- Mr Karri removed 5.4 litres of fat in one operation.
- She describes it as “the best thing I've ever done”.
Maureen in 76 years old and suffered from Type 4, stage 3 lipoedema. She was suffering from throbbing pain in her legs, sciatic pain, struggling to walk and generally felt like her quality of life was severely affected. Previously she had been to see other professionals, one of whom told her she would just have to 'live with it'. Mr Karri removed 5.4 litres of fat from Maureen in one operation, and in her own words, it has left her with 'a spring in her step'.
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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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