by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 20, 2022 | Don't Miss This, Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
For many years I was the director of a very large lymphedema clinic at the Texas Medical Center. I worked with 6 fabulous manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) therapists. The therapists and the patients taught me nearly everything I know about lymphedema because for many...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 22, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
I have known Cam Ayala since he was about 10. He had primary lymphedema and was one of the many “old beyond their years” children I saw while running a large lymphedema clinic at the University of Texas, Houston in the Texas Medical Center. I’m not betraying a...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 17, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
This just out in the journal Obesity — an article I co-authored on Lymphatic Function and Anatomy in Early Stages of Lipedema (John C. Rasmussen, Melissa B. Aldrich, Caroline E. Fife, Karen L. Herbst, Eva M. Sevick-Muraca; 15 June 2022). Lipedema is a...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 17, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
I gave a talk on Massive Localized Lymphedema for the Lymphapress educational series. It’s available on their Youtube channel and it’s FREE! Thank you Lymphapress for asking me to contribute to this fantastic resource for both patients and clinicians. Caroline Fife,...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 1, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
Last week I had the honor of speaking at the 4th LympheHeroes Houston virtual meeting on the topic of “Lymphedema and Wound Care” – along with my friend and colleague Denise “Missy” Baylor, CLT. I talked about the taxonomy for skin changes in lymphedema which...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 8, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
Lympha Press recently created monthly Lipedema & Lymphedema Patient Round Table Discussions featuring real patients’ inspiring testimonials and presentations from industry thought leaders like Dr. Karen Herbst. The webinars are free to patients and...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jun 7, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema, Undaunted Spirit Award
Nearly two decades ago, when I was the director of the Memorial Hermann Medical Center Lymphedema center, I met a young patient who was only about 10 years old at the time. Even as a child he was one of those inspiring, optimistic, “over-comers” who made a big...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 20, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
Yesterday I posted an article about a new study just published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, which shows that the degradation of lymphatic anatomy happens early in venous disease and worsens as venous disease worsens. Check out...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 19, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
A new study just published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (Vol. 9, Issue 3, May 2021) shows that the degradation of lymphatic anatomy happens early in venous disease and worsens as venous disease worsens. Near-infrared fluorescence...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 16, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Lymphatic Imaging & Lymphedema
This is a healthy teenager who underwent podiatric surgery for a tarsal coalition 6 months ago. Sutures were removed a month later and two weeks after that, a small opening along the surgical incision began to drain copious amounts of “egg yolk” colored...
