Lipedema is a condition that causes excess fat to accumulate in the lower part of the body that affects almost exclusively women.
Some reports show as many as 1 in 10 women are impacted.
Digital Content Creator Allison Jacobs joined Gayle Guyardo the host of the global health and wellness show Bloom to share her personal journey with the disease and treatment options available.
You can watch Bloom in the Tampa Bay Market weekdays at 2pm on WFLA News Channel 8.
Bloom is now part of DBTV Network Seen In Over 300 Million Households worldwide, including Roku TV, and Amazon Fire.
Bloom also airs in 40 markets across the country, with a reach of approximately 36 million households, and in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Madison, WI.
