Surgery
Surgery has been tried to cure lymphedemaa chronic, abnormal swelling of a part of the body. It is an accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the superficial tissues that most commonly occurs in the arms or legs but can affect any part of the body. over the years. To date no surgery has been successful because it increases scar tissue and usually causes more damage to the lymphatic system. Some of the surgeries that have been tried are debulking procedures, flaps (skin, omentual), transplantation of lymph collectors and liposuction.