Lymphedema

Simply put, Lymphedema is the accumulation of excess fluids in the interstitial tissues. The exact nature and placement of the interstitial tissue can be difficult to imagine because it is not part of other structures that you might be more familiar with, like the circulatory system, with its familiar pattern of blood vessels. Interstitial tissue is the space outside of the blood vessels and outside of the other cells.

Sometimes physicians call it the “third space” because it occupies an area that doesn’t specifically belong to the soft tissues in the lymphatic system that transport the protein rich lymphatic fluids around the body. In Lymphedema, these cleansing fluids, so necessary for normal immunity, seep outside of their normal areas and into the interstitial tissues. This can cause uncomfortable swelling. In addition, the protein rich lymphatic fluids are a smorgasbord for germs to multiply, and this can lead to infections, sometimes serious.

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