Medical Resources & Research
Lipoedema UK is committed to promoting education about lipoedema. For information and links to medical resources and research related to the condition, see below.
In January 2026, the Lipedema World Alliance (LWA) published the landmark Delphi consensus-based position paper on the definition and management of Lipoedema. This multi-step consensus study was conducted to address the need for a standardised definition and management approaches to lipoedema. It leveraged the collective expertise of clinicians, researchers and patient representatives from around the world. Read the Delphi study by clicking on the link below.
The Lipedema Foundation has published a useful clinician’s guide, which contains highlights on common presentation, physical examination, patient history and common treatments. Like Lipoedema UK, the Lipedema Foundation believes that every person needs a timely diagnosis. To download Lipedema Foundation’s Clinician’s Guide to Lipedema.
The Lipedema Foundation LEGATO library is a comprehensive and up-to-date archive of research publications specifically related to lipoedema. Lipoedema research is scarce and sometimes difficult to locate even with modern internet tools. The LEGATO library organises scholarly works, functioning as digital research infrastructure, making the data more accessible to the women with Lipoedema and the research community that serves them.
The NHS website has a dedicated lipoedema page.
Lipoedema UK has partnered with the RCGP to produce an eLearning course on lipoedema. This course is free for members of the RCGP. Non-members can also enrol for the course online, which costs £25. For more information about the course.
Wounds UK’s Best Practice Guidelines: The Management of Lipoedema is available online. Click below to download a copy.
For an overview on the guidance from NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) on liposuction for Lipoedema, see the NICE (2022) Liposuction for Chronic Lipoedema – Interventional Procedures Guidance [IPG721].
To read the PCDS’s overview of the condition, click on the link.