It wasn’t till she watched a YouTube video a couple of power situation referred to as lipoedema that she thought-about that’s what may very well be improper together with her.

Lipoedema is an abnormal build-up of fat, usually in the legs or arms. It might be painful and make strolling and different train troublesome.

In all Alisa thinks the situation brought about her to realize round 50lbs (three and a half stone).

This discovery led to an official prognosis in November 2022, with medical doctors saying she would want six surgical procedures to take away the lipoedema nodules.

Alisa stated: "I came across it on YouTube and brought it up to the doctor after watching a vlog about it. I questioned why I was relating to everything she was saying.

"I realised I needed to have six to seven surgical procedures and I've had one up to now the place they eliminated 6.5 litres of nodules from my higher thighs.

"It's already made a difference in my energy and I feel better whilst I'm healing post op, it's crazy how much it affects your life."

Prior to her prognosis, Alisa's situation left her in fixed ache.

She struggled with on a regular basis actions, similar to going to work and stated she felt like she was "in a suit."

“Before the diagnosis I thought I just had thicker legs and cellulite,” she stated.

"But it feels lumpy as it's nodules forming. It's like tumours forming under your skin. All the places that were fatty felt like that.

"It's dangerous as it is a progressive illness. It's continuously rising. Even regular on a regular basis issues are painful to do as you are sitting on the nodules.

"It was a lot of pressure on my knees - I had so much bulk."

Despite coaching and a strict eating regimen she didn’t lose any weight.

She recalled: "I started to embrace it and thought 'I guess I'm this curvy girl, that's how I am going to be.'

"It was an enormous aid after I was identified however on the identical time it was unhappy as I simply thought I might have had far more enjoyable as I used to be means too centered on seems."

Alisa travelled out of state to a specialised centre and paid $8,000 for her first surgery, but the rest of her operations will be covered by insurance.

She explained how the surgery worked.

"It's referred to as water assisted lipo-suction,” Alisa stated. "They take a water hose and break down the nodules and then suck it out.

"It sits instantly underneath the pores and skin and it's extremely straightforward to get to. They do not must go very deep and it took two to a few hours. They took out 6.5 litres out of simply my entrance higher thighs."

According to the NHS, symptoms of lipoedema include:

• Heavy legs, a narrow waist and a much smaller upper body
• A large bottom, thighs and lower legs, but your feet will usually be unaffected
• Affected skin feels soft and cool and may be dimpled with an "orange peel" texture
• Pain, tenderness or heaviness within the affected limbs, and it's possible you'll bruise simply
• Knock knees, flat toes and joint issues.

If you expertise signs of lipoedema you must communicate to your GP.