Julian Sturdy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will implement a treatment pathway for people who suffer from lipoedema to allow such people to receive liposuction on the NHS.

Jane Ellison

There are several different treatments available for the management of lipoedema such as compression therapy, exercise and massage. There is limited evidence on the efficacy of liposuction for the treatment of lipoedema, and it is not routinely available on the National Health Service.