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A Visual Guide to Lymphedema
Medically Reviewed by Carmelita Swiner, MD on November 30, 2022
What Is It?
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What Happens
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Symptoms
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Who Is Likely to Get It?
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Prevention
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Bandages
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Exercise
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Compression Garments
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Massage Therapy
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Compression Device
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Avoid Infections
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SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: "Lymphedema: What You Should Know About Your Risk, Treatment Options."
BreastCancer.org: "Lymphedema."
Mayo Clinic: "Lymphedema."
National Lymphedema Network: "What is Lymphedema?"
World Health Organization: "Lymphatic filariasis."
National Cancer Institute: "Lymphedema (PDQ)–Patient Version."
"The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lymphedema." Position Statement of the National Lymphedema Network, February 2011.
November 30, 2022
Medically Reviewed by: C. Nicole Swiner, MD
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