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Article History

Received: 4 December 2023

Accepted: 1 April 2025

First Online: 11 April 2025

Declarations

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: The ethical considerations followed the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association, 2013). All participants received written information regarding the study, the nature of voluntary participation, handling and confidentiality of the data, and how the study results would be presented. Participants were informed that they, at any time, could leave the study without requiring justification. If responding to the survey caused any harm or discomfort, the participants could contact and receive support from a named physician (not involved in this research project) with knowledge about lipoedema. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants. This study was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Approval ID). 2021 − 01879.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.