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Stage 1 Lipedema - ANS Fat Swelling resolves with rest/elevation Stage 2 Lipedema - ANS Peau' d' orange Easy bruising Less resolution w/ rest and elevation Stage 3 Lipedema - ANS Fibrosclerosis- hard connective tissue LARGE mass of skin Swelling doesn't recede Stage 4 Lipedema - ANS Fibrosclerosis/Elephantitis LARGER Masses of skin overhang LIPO-LYMPHEDEMA (becomes lymphedema at this stage) Columnar pants - ANS column like swelling with lipedema Harem pants (pantaloons) - ANS like princess Jazmine pants in Aladin lipedema jodhpurs (riding breeches) - ANS big hips and smaller calfs lipedema Lymphedema Stage 0 AKA - ANS Subclinical or Latent Stage Lymphedema Stage 0 Characteristics - ANS -No swelling -Reduced TC and functional reserve -Normal tissue consistency but US can reveal changes -May have heaviness, achiness, warmth (Transient symptoms) -Education/prevention Lymphedema Stage 1 AKA - ANS Reversible Stage Lymphedema Stage 1 Characteristics - ANS -Pitting edema that goes down w/ elevation or treatment heavy, aching, fatigued -Puffy Goal-reduce edema - negative or borderline stemmer sign Lymphedema Stage 2 AKA - ANS Spontaneously Irreversible Stage Lymphedema Stage 2 Characteristics - ANS -FIBROSIS -Hard, lumpy, thickened, sludgy tissue -Non-pitting. -Edema that can be partially reduced or is irreversible -Prone to infections Lymphedema Stage 3 AKA - ANS Elephantiasis or Sclerotic Lymphedema Lymphedema Stage 3 Characteristics - ANS -SECONDARY SKIN CHANGES -Trigger is infection/cellulitis -Skin folds/distorted shapes -Severe skin changes- papillomatosis, hyperkeratosis, lichenification, hyperpigmentation Initial Lymphatics AKA - ANS Lymph Plexus initial lymph collectors initial lymph vessels Initial Lymphatics Characterisitics - ANS LOCATED: Just under epitheal layer of epidermis and in the subendothelial lining of mucous membranes