Liposuction surgery offers hope for cancer survivors with lymphoedema

By Kim Arlington
Updated June 23 2016 - 4:28pm, first published 11:54am
Twelve weeks after liposuction surgery for lymphoedema, Sharne Willoughby climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photo: Supplied
Twelve weeks after liposuction surgery for lymphoedema, Sharne Willoughby climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photo: Supplied
A patient whose right leg is affected by lymphoedema (left) before liposuction and six months after treatment. Photo: Macquarie University Hospital Lymphoedema Program
A patient whose right leg is affected by lymphoedema (left) before liposuction and six months after treatment. Photo: Macquarie University Hospital Lymphoedema Program

People would do double takes when they saw Sharne Willoughby. It was one reason she found excuses to stay home.

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