American Journal of Case Reports2026
AUTHORS
Isabel Bové Farré, Margherita Falcomer, Natalia de Cabo Bové
ABSTRACT
Background: Lipedema is a chronic adipose tissue disorder associated with pain, tissue fibrosis, and functional impairment. Evidence supporting nutritional strategies and adjunctive local treatments remains limited. Case Report: A 47-year-old woman with stage 3/type III lipedema and obesity underwent an individualized ketogenic, carbohydrate-restricted, normoprotein dietary phase for 7 months. This was followed by a 4-month local intervention phase including 4 monthly sessions of multipuncture administration of autologous platelet-rich plasma after ex vivo photothermal biomodulation with blue light (467 nm, 2 J/cm², 37 °C, 10 min).
