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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2021; 48(06): 670-677
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2021.01445
Extremity/Lymphedema
Review Article

Advances in surgical treatment of lymphedema

Maureen Beederman 
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
,
David W. Chang 
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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An estimated 250 million people worldwide suffer from lymphedema. In the past, the firstline option for treatment was nonsurgical management, either in the form of compression garments or wrapping, or comprehensive decongestive therapy, with debulking surgery reserved for the more advanced cases. However, with improvements in microsurgical techniques and imaging modalities, surgical intervention is increasingly being utilized. This review highlights recent advancements in the surgical treatment of lymphedema, specifically focusing on improvements in imaging, surgical techniques, and prevention of lymphedema.

Keywords

Lymphedema - Surgery - Microsurgery - Advances - Treatment


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 01. August 2021

Angenommen: 06. September 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
22. Mai 2022

© 2021. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, permitting unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

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