(ECCO11: Radioactive Tracer Approach Reduces Surgical Trauma in Breast Cancer Professor Umberto Veronesi, scientific director of the European Institute of Oncology) Current treatment of lymphoedema includes massage to stimulate drainage, and the wearing of a compression sleeve to remove the lymph component of the swelling if carried out early enough. However, in long-standing cases where fatty tissue hypertrophy has developed, it is not always successful. A Swedish team has developed a novel type of liposuction to remove the fatty tissue and accumulated lymph via about 20 small (2mm) incisions along the arm. In a study of 64 patients with severe lymphodoema, the team typically removed about two litres of fat from the arms of the patients via liposuction. But the patients were still instructed to wear a compression sleeve permanently, taking it off only for a short time for special occasions -- in other words, prevention will always be better than partial cure. SOURCE: Federation of European Cancer Societies Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.