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Dr. David Amron shares the inspiration behind founding The Roxbury Institute, his decades-long commitment to advancing lipedema care, and the lessons he has learned throughout his career. The interview highlights his vision for improving patient outcomes through innovation, education, and advocacy, while offering a personal look at the resilience, purpose, and mission that continue to drive his work.

Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema? This under-diagnosed condition, which causes leg pain and swelling, affects 1 in 10 women, yet most doctors haven’t heard of it.

Dr. Amron contributed expert insight to an Elle feature, “Doja Cat Is Not the Only One Self-Diagnosing Lipedema. I Did It Too,” emphasizing the importance of specialized care and the risks of improper treatment, while noting that liposuction can help manage symptoms but requires expertise due to the complexity of the condition.

On March 9, 2026 the musician Doja Cat shared in a TikTok video that she believes she has lipedema, a chronic, progressive condition characterized by painful subcutaneous fat buildup. “Lipedema runs in my family,” she said in the post, calling her realization a late-night “epiphany.” “I always thought that it was cellulite.”