Mahogany Geter, a model in Tennessee, spent her childhood avoiding mirrors. “I felt hideous, like a freak of nature,” Geter, 25, tells TODAY.com. Geter was born with lymphedema in her left leg, which ...

Lymphedema, or lymphatic obstruction, is a long-term condition where excess fluid collects in tissues causing swelling (edema). The lymphatic system is a part of the immune system and vital for immune ...

An Oklahoma woman traveled all the way to the Jacksonville area for a new treatment for lymphedema, which causes swelling in the body due to a buildup of lymph fluid. Kaylee Wesson is among the ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic finds that patients with lymphedema —swelling of the limbs caused by the accumulation of protein-rich fluids of the immune system — had twice the risk ...

After struggling with lymphedema for most of his adolescent and adult life, Cam Ayala had his leg amputated and is opening up about his recovery. Ayala’s amputation comes nearly 20 years after he was ...

Cam Ayala, who appeared during Hannah Brown’s 2019 turn as “The Bachelorette,” is recovering from leg amputation surgery, 20 years after he was first diagnosed with lymphedema. Dubbing himself ...

I had struggled with left leg/foot pain various times over the past 10 years, and I just thought it was due to an old injury and it was a part of life. Then came the day in early 2016, I came to the ...

Bachelor Nation star Cam Ayala recently had much of his right leg amputated following a life-long battle with lymphedema. But the 33-year-old is choosing to embrace positivity as he recovers from ...