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Vassia Barba

Woman who thought she was curvy has six litres of fluid drained from her legs

A woman who believed she was curvy later discovered she had a rare condition which meant she needed six litres of fluid drained from her legs.

Alisa Vandercruyssen, 28, realised she had lipoedema, a condition that caused her to accumulate excessive fluid in her legs.

Despite living an active lifestyle, she noticed her legs, arms, and abdomen getting larger when she was just 17.

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