Robot-Assisted Lymphedema Surgery: Is it really helpful?
When conservative treatments and therapies aren’t enough to relieve painful inflammation and swelling from lymphedema, some patients turn to surgery. Over the past two decades, medical advancements in microsurgery, led by pioneering surgeons like Dr. Jay Granzow, have transformed the way doctors treat lymphedema. Experienced surgeons now use minimally invasive and highly successful techniques to help reduce lymphedema symptoms and improve quality of life. Microsurgery......
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Unveiling Hope: A Deeper Look into Dr. Granzow’s Approach to Lymphedema Care
We are thrilled to bring you an insightful look into the innovative work being done in Jacksonville, Florida, specifically regarding the advanced treatment of lymphedema at the Granzow Lymphedema and Lipedema Center. We understand the significant impact that lymphedema can have on daily life, and our mission is to offer the most effective and compassionate care available. In a recent article with the Jacksonville Florida......
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Cellulitis and Lymphedema
Living with lymphedema can have a significant impact on a person’s life, and daily maintenance and care are required to prevent the disease from progressing. The inflammation and swelling caused by the pathologic lymphedema fluid can cause a type of infection called cellulitis. In lymphedema patients, cellulitis infections can become extremely serious, and in some cases, life-threatening. What is cellulitis? Cellulitis is a bacterial skin......
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How to treat secondary lymphedema caused by cancer
It’s not uncommon for patients with breast, gynecologic, prostate, and other cancers to develop congenital or secondary lymphedema after treatment. If cancer spreads to the lymph nodes, patients need to have those nodes surgically removed to help clear their bodies of the cancer. Lymph nodes can be thought of as filters for the circulating lymphatic fluid, and in some cases, when the lymph nodes are......
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Secondary lymphedema in post-op cancer patients
Cancer treatment is a grueling process, and one people are anxious to put behind them. But for some, the surgeries and radiation needed to treat cancer result in the development of lymphedema — a painful and chronic condition that affects a patient’s limbs. It’s estimated that anywhere from 5 to 40 percent of patients with breast, gynecologic, prostate, and other cancers could develop congenital or......
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Klose Training Has Arrived at the Granzow Lymphedema & Lipedema Center
The Granzow Lymphedema & Lipedema Center is excited to announce its new partnership with Klose Training, the renowned lymphedema certification program led by the incomparable Guenter Klose. Klose Training is recognized around the world as one of the leading training programs for lymphedema therapists and Guenter has already begun hosting sessions at the Granzow Lymphedema & Lipedema Center’s Jacksonville, FL location. Klose Training offers a...
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lymphedema
Lymphedema affects millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people worldwide every year. It can be an incredibly painful and debilitating disease that often goes untreated for years or even decades due to a lack of awareness within the medical community. Fortunately, with the right diagnosis, many of the symptoms of lymphedema can be lessened with surgery and therapy, and patients can significantly improve......
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Using Wraps and Sleeves to Manage Lymphedema Swelling
Lymphedema is a progressive disease that causes pain and significant swelling in one arm or leg, which can have a great effect on a patient’s quality of life and ability to complete everyday tasks. The disease is caused by a blockage or damage to the lymphatic system that keeps toxic lymphatic fluid from circulating and draining properly.  Though there is technically no cure for lymphedema,......
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Lipedema Treatment: Liposuction & Conservative Therapies
Using water-jet assisted liposuction and conservative therapies to treat lipedema  Lipedema is a painful, chronic pathologic fat disorder, wherein a person’s fat cells are programmed incorrectly. Fat distributes differently in the arms and legs than in other parts of the body, so a person suffering from lipedema experiences significant swelling in the arms or legs or other parts of the torso. Because these improperly programmed......
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How to Find a Lymphedema Treatment Center
What to look for in a lymphedema treatment center  Finding relief from painful lymphedema symptoms is often a long, difficult road. It’s not uncommon for patients to deal with symptoms for years before finally finding an effective treatment. This is due, in part, to the fact that there are very few lymphedema specialists in the world and lymphedema can be difficult to diagnose for those......
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