‘having lipoedema doesn’t mean you’re obese’

Varicose veins affect up to 40% of UK adults, with many sufferers feeling more self-conscious in the summer when the hotter weather makes us want to reach for shorts, skirts and swimwear. How confiden

Varicose veins affect up to 40% of UK adults, with many sufferers feeling more self-conscious in the summer when the hotter weather makes us want to reach for shorts, skirts and swimwear. How confiden

Erica hoped going under the knife would solve her problems, then she saw underneath her stitches…

Breaking out

Jabs took me from camera shy to centre of attention

As the weather heated up, I pulled on a strappy summer dress only to catch my reflection in the harsh sunlight and notice how much the skin on my arms and legs had changed in the last year. Where in t