Imaging Classification: Seeing the Tissue of Lipedema

Lipedema Talks · Episódios

In this episode of Lipedema Talks, recorded at the Lipedema Evolution 2026 congress, Letícia Miyamoto welcomes Dr. Deise Vargas, the radiologist who created the first Brazilian morphological ultrasound classification of lipedema. She reveals the story behind that discovery and the international publication of the method, already reproduced as far away as Spain. The conversation clarifies how diagnosis starts with clinical assessment and is complemented by morphological mapping, which identifies the grade of the tissue, the inflammation, and sarcopenia. Dr. Deise also explains how the exam is performed (painless, with no preparation) and her dream of bringing this diagnosis to Brazil's public health system. Watch and understand why seeing the tissue changes the patient's journey.