‍Lipedema Awareness Month is dedicated to raising awareness, expanding education, and helping more patients find answers, support, and access to specialized care.

The program was developed under the leadership of Dr. David Amron, Founder and Medical Director of The Roxbury Institute, in collaboration with Karen Herbst, Ph.D., M.D., Head of Research and Director of Diagnosis and Prevention.

On March 9, the musician Doja Cat shared in a TikTok video that she believes she has lipedema, a chronic, progressive condition characterized by painful subcutaneous fat buildup. “Lipedema runs in my family,” she said in the post, calling her realization a late-night “epiphany.” “I always thought that it was cellulite.”