Treatment plan
Phlebedema
Conservative: compression therapy (usually circular knit compression garments).
Interventional procedures: vein stripping, sclerotherapy, thermal and
mechanical endovenous ablation.
Lymphedema
Step 1 - Volume reduction: complex physical decongestive therapy with MLD, compression therapy, skin care, physiotherapy.
Step 2 - Maintenance therapy: customized compression therapy (flat knit / adjustable compression wraps), supported by situation-dependent MLD.
Lipedema
Conservative: customized compression therapy, weight stabilization, exercise, body self-acceptance, MLD (lipolymphedema).
Interventional: liposuction. A conservative therapy must first be exhausted without success before a liposuction should be considered.